Countries API - CountriesDB

Saudi Arabia

ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Saudi Arabia. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.

About Saudi Arabia codes

Need Saudi Arabia (SA) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.

This guide lists 13 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Saudi Arabia. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.

For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Saudi Arabia from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.

ISO codes

  • Alpha-2SA
  • Alpha-3SAU
  • Numeric682
  • Independenttrue
  • StatusOfficially assigned

Official subdivisions (13)

Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Saudi Arabia. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.

CodeNameType
SA-14'Asīrregion
SA-11Al Bāḩahregion
SA-08Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyahregion
SA-12Al Jawfregion
SA-03Al Madīnah al Munawwarahregion
SA-05Al Qaşīmregion
SA-01Ar Riyāḑregion
SA-04Ash Sharqīyahregion
SA-06Ḩā'ilregion
SA-09Jāzānregion
SA-02Makkah al Mukarramahregion
SA-10Najrānregion
SA-07Tabūkregion

Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SA, alpha-3 SAU, and numeric 682. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Saudi Arabia have?
CountriesDB lists 13 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Saudi Arabia (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
How do I use Saudi Arabia country and subdivision data in a form?
Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Saudi Arabia, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.

Use Saudi Arabia in your app

Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Saudi Arabia (SA) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.