Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Riyadh (Ar Riyád)
Main Cities: Jeddah, Mecca, Medina
Population: 17,035,000
Area: 2,149,690 km2
Currency: 1 Saudi riyal = 20 qursh = 100 halala
Languages: Arabic
Religions: Muslim
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Saudi Arabia: a kingdom in SW Asia, occupying most of the Arabian peninsula between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea: founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud, who united Hejaz and Nejd; consists mostly of desert plateau; large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: riyal. Capital: Riyadh (royal), Jidda (administrative). Pop.: 24 919 000 (2004 est.). Area: 2 260 353 sq. km (872 722 sq. miles)