Saudi Arabia Political Map

Saudi Arabia is officially known as Republic of Saudi Arabia. Monarchy prevails in the country. Both the King and the Prime Minster control the duties of chief of the state and head of the government. The economy of the country mainly depends on oil. In the political map of Saudi Arabia, the national capital, major cities and the boundaries have been indicated in a clear format.

Saudi Arabia Features

Saudi Arabia is a country located in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is famous for two sacred shrines of Islam, Mecca and Medina. The country of Middle East, Saudi Arabia's geographic coordinates are 25° North latitude and 45° East longitude. The country has 2640 kilometers of coastline. The population of Saudi Arabia as per July 2007 estimate was 27, 601, 138.

Saudi Arabia Capital

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. It is also the largest city of the country. There are 15 municipalities in Riyadh. There are many important landmarks in the city like Al Faisaliyah, Riyadh TV Tower, King Fahd Stadium, Kingdom Center. The geographic coordinates of Riyadh are 24°38'27" North latitude and 46°46'22" East longitude. The national capital has been indicated in the Saudi Arabia political map by a red square box with black outline.

Some of the nearby cities and towns of Riyadh are Al Faysaliyah, As Salihiyah, Al Malaz, Al Fa’iziyah and Al `Aziziyah. King Khalid International airport serves the capital city. Some of the airports that are nearby Riyadh are Riyadh Ab, King Abdul Aziz Mil Academy, Thumamah.

Saudi Arabia Provinces and Province Capitals

The 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia are Al Bahah, Al Jawf, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Qasim, Al Madinah, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), Ar Riyad, Jizan, 'Asir, Ha'il, Makkah, Tabuk and Najran. Riyadh province capitals have been indicated in the printable political map of Saudi Arabia by white square boxes. Some of the highlighted capitals of the Saudi Arabia provinces are Jizan, Najran, Al Bahah, Medina, Mecca, Buraydah, Halil, Tabuk, Ad Dammam, Sakaka and Arar.

Saudi Arabia Boundaries

The international boundaries of the country have been marked in the political Saudi Arabia map by black lines. The bordering countries of Saudi Arabia as indicated in the printable political map of Saudi Arabia are:

Somalia Djibouti Ethiopia Eritrea Yemen Sultanate of Oman United Arab Emirates Egypt

Israel Jordan Iraq it Islamic Republic of Iran Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Sudan

The water bodies surrounding Saudi Arabia are:

Arabia Sea

Red Sea

Persian Gulf

Gulf of Oman

Saudi Arabia Cities

Some of the major cities of Saudi Arabia, indicated in the political map of Saudi Arabia by black dots are:

As Sulayyil As Khamasin Ar Rawadh Jiddah Rabigh Al Qunfudhah

Baqa Al Hufuf Duba Al Wajh Umm Lajj