Saudi Arabia’s location, capital, language and currency
Capital, location, language and currency: a reliable starting point for planning a trip to Saudi Arabia and knowing what to check next.
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Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, a country in Western Asia. The available information lists Arabic as the recorded language and the Saudi riyal as the country’s currency, but does not specify city payment options or visitor services.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of Saudi Arabia.
- Arabic is listed as the country’s recorded language.
- The currency listed for the country is the Saudi riyal (SAR; ر.س).
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Arabia Saudí · Wikidata
- Saudi Arabia · World Countries — mledoze
- Saudi Arabia · World Bank Open Data
- Saudi Arabia · DBpedia
- Arabia Saudí y las dinámicas de financiarización en Oriente Medio: algunas repercusiones geopolíticas del proyecto Neom en el Mar Rojo · OpenAlex
- La proyección internacional de Arabia Saudí: poder sutil en Oriente Medio · OpenAlex
- La proyección internacional de Arabia Saudí: poder sutil en Oriente Medio · OpenAlex
- Arabia Saudí: Un coloso con los pies de barro · OpenAlex
- La comunicación visual en la proyección internacional de Arabia Saudí: la visión 2030 · OpenAlex
- Arabia Saudí: coronavirus, tronos y guerra petrolera · Crossref
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Profile updated: 26/09/2026