FACTS

Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen

Area (only Total) total: 2,149,690 sq km

Climate: harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes

Terrain: mostly uninhabited, sandy desert

Population: 28,161,417

Main Language (only first): Arabic

Government type: monarchy

Capital (Name): Riyadh

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+3

Independence: 23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)

National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)