Saudi Arabia

Regions

Al Bāḩah
Al Jawf
Al Madīnah
Al Qassim Province
Ar Riyāḑ
Eastern Province
Jīzān
Makkah
Minţaqat ‘Asīr
Najrān
Northern Borders Region
Tabūk
Ḩāʼil

Country information

Country: Saudi Arabia
Population: 25,731,776 inhabitants  (Last modified: 5/03/2013 )
Area 1,960,582 km²
Capital: Riyadh
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Phone code: +966
Languages: ar-SA
Domain name: .sa
Postcode form: #####
Postcode regex: ^(\d{5})$
ISO3: SAU
Neighbors: United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen
Fips: SA

Current local time in Saudi Arabia

Current Date:
Friday 19 April 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Asia/Riyadh
GMT/UTC: + 3  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
June 17 Monday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 8 Monday Muharram (Muslim New Year) Observance
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Tide times and tide charts

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 25
Longitude in decimal degrees: 45
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 25° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 45° East
Height above sea level: 790 m,   2591.86 ft,   31102.38 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)