10 Things to Know about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

As the Kingdom opens up more and more to the outside world, it is welcoming visitors from near and far. Saudi Arabia’s first ever tourist e-visa was introduced in 2019 and was inundated with requests in the first few months. Half a year after the Kingdom’s Grand Opening to the world, the world went through a Grand Closing – shutting down borders due to the pandemic. Now as the world recovers, Saudi Arabia is more keen than ever to attract and welcome more visitors.

Here are 10 facts about the Kingdom you need to know:

1. The Kingdom is Roughly the Size of Western Europe

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) sits in Western Asia, bordered by the Red Sea to the West, Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait to the North, the Arabian Peninsula, Bahrain, Qat