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Region: Middle East

Capital: Riyadh

Population: 29,818,900

Area Total: 1,960,582

Area Land: 1,960,582

Climate: Harsh, dry desert with great extremes of temperature
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Jeddah 2,867,446 2020
Mecca 1,323,624 2020
Riyadh 4,205,961 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Middle East
Population: 29,818,900
Area Total: 1,960,582km2
Area Land: 1,960,582km2
Coast Line: 2,640km
Capital: Riyadh
Climate: Harsh, dry desert with great extremes of temperature
Languages: Arabic
Currency: 1 Saudi riyal (SR$) = 100 halalah
Holiday: National Day is September 23


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 60.20°F
July: °C / 92.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 4.9"


Boundaries
Yemen 1,458 km
Iraq 814 km
Jordan 728 km
Oman 676 km
United Arab Emirates 457 km
Kuwait 222 km
Qatar 60 km


Ethnic Divisions
Arab 90.00%
Afro-Asian 10.00%


Religions
Muslim 100.00%

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