| Official name: |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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| Capital: |
Riyadh
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| Area: |
total: 1,960,582 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 1,960,582 sq km
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| Climate: |
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
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| Geographic coordinates: |
25 00 N, 45 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 4,431 km
border countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km
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| Coastline: |
2,640 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly uninhabited, sandy desert
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m
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