Saudi Arabia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Saudi Arabia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 36,973,555
- Area
- 2,149,690 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s capital. Its green flag features white Arabic script and a sword.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Saudi Arabia
The flag of Saudi Arabia has a green field, at the center of which is an Arabic inscription — the Shahada — in white above a white horizontal sabre with its tip pointed to the hoist side of the field.
Where it is
Saudi Arabia is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 7 countries in this atlas: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Saudi Arabia has a recorded area of 2,149,690 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Türkiye is immediately below it, at 783,562 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 36,973,555 people for Saudi Arabia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 17 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Saudi Riyal (SAR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
Reveal answer
Riyadh. Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s capital. Its green flag features white Arabic script and a sword.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Saudi Arabia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Saudi Arabia has a green field, at the center of which is an Arabic inscription — the Shahada — in white above a white horizontal sabre with its tip pointed to the hoist side of the field.
Which land neighbours of Saudi Arabia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The source classifies Saudi Arabia as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Saudi Arabia?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Saudi Arabia.
Which currency codes are listed for Saudi Arabia?
Reveal answer
Saudi Riyal (SAR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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