Overview
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the twelfth-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only.
Historical Periods
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1936–1942)
1936 CE – 1942 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,914,995 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1943–1946)
1943 CE – 1946 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,914,942 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1947–1955)
1947 CE – 1955 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,915,126 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1956–1957)
1956 CE – 1957 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,915,234 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1958–1959)
1958 CE – 1959 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,914,971 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1960–1960)
1960 CE – 1960 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,915,154 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1961–1966)
1961 CE – 1966 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,915,234 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1967–1968)
1967 CE – 1968 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,923,207 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1969–1972)
1969 CE – 1972 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,923,098 km²
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1973–1989)
1973 CE – 1989 CE
Capital: RiyadhArea: 1,926,342 km²
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