Saudi Arabia ridding into the sunset as a nation

End of Saudi Arabia as a Nation

Saudi Arabia

Country in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia is a desert country encompassing most of the Arabian Peninsula, with Red Sea and Persian (Arabian) Gulf coastlines. Known as the birthplace of Islam, it’s home to the religion’s 2 most sacred mosques: Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, destination of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, and Medina’s Masjid an-Nabawi, burial site of the prophet Muhammad. Riyadh, the capital, is a skyscraper-filled metropolis.

Capital: Riyadh

Dialing code: +966

King: Salman of Saudi Arabia

Population: 31.54 million (2015) World Bank

Currency: Saudi riyal