Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital - Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is the largest of the Middle Eastern countries (Arabian Peninsula), occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula. Bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, It borders Jordan on the North-West, Iraq on the North and North-East, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the East, Oman on the South-East, and Yemen on the South. Saudi Arabia called "the land of the two holy mosques", a reference to Mecca and Medina, Islam's two holiest places. Saudi Arabia Area - 2248000 sq. km. (868000 sq. mi). Population - 25,192,720.
