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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Saudi Riyal
Currency Symbol: SAR
Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Geographic Coordinates: 25 00 N, 45 00 E
Map References: Middle East
Area: total: 2,149,690 sq km ; land: 2,149,690 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US
Terrain: mostly uninhabited, sandy desert
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ; highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,272 km ; border countries: Iraq 811 km, Jordan 731 km, Kuwait 221 km, Oman 658 km, Qatar 87 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,307 km
Coastline: 531 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 18 nm ; continental shelf: not specified
Geography - Note: Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river; extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal