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Where is Saudi Arabia from?

Arabia and Saudi Arabia are not the same country.

Arabia: It can refer to the Arab nation or the Arab world. The Arab world generally refers to the areas where Arabs live, and there are 22 countries and regions in the Arab world.

Saudi Arabia: refers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, commonly known as Saudi Arabia (translated from Taiwan Province to Saudi Arabia), referred to as Saudi Arabia for short. Saudi Arabia pursues a free economic policy and is located in the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf in the east and the Red Sea in the west, and bordering Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar and other countries.

Administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia

Administrative Region: The whole country is divided into 65,438+03 provinces: Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, East, Qassem, Wheeler, asir, Baha 'i, Tabuk, Northern Frontier, Jizan, Najran and Jawf. There are first-class counties and second-class counties under the province, and there are first-class townships and second-class townships under the county.

Capital: Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. In addition, its summer is Taif and its diplomatic capital is Jeddah.