- Official Name: Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya (The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
- Area: 2,250,000 square kilometers (868,730 square miles)
- Physical Features: Deserts, Plateaux, Mountains
- Highest Point: Jabal Sawda
- Population: 25.8 million (2009): Saudi citizens 72.9%; 27.1% non-Saudi residents
- Language: Arabic
- Religion: Islam
- Flag: Green Banner of Islam, bearing the inscription: "There is no God but God; and Muhammad is his Messenger". The sword was added in 1906, symbolizing the military successes of Islam and of Ibn Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Anthem: "Sarei Lil Majd Walaya"
- Currency: Saudi Riyal
- Capital: Riyadh (population in 2006: 5.8 million)
- Head of State and Prime Minister: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
- Highest Court: Supreme Council of Justice
- Administrative Regions: Al-Baha, Al-Jouf, Asir, Eastern, Hail, Jizan, Madinah, Makkah, Najran, Northern Border, Qasim, Riyadh, Tabouk
