Saudi Arabia
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Current time in Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, in Asia.
| Capital | Riyadh |
| Continent | Asia |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | Saudi Riyal (SAR) |
| Calling code | +966 |
| Internet domain | .sa |
| Area | 1,960,582 km² (756,985 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait |
Travelling to Saudi Arabia
| Emergency numbers | 911 — police, ambulance and fire |
| Plugs and sockets | Type G |
| Mains electricity | 220 / 230 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Cities on MetaGlobe
Jeddah, Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Dammam.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.