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
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.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SA-14 | 'Asīr | region |
| SA-11 | Al Bāḩah | region |
| SA-08 | Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah | region |
| SA-12 | Al Jawf | region |
| SA-03 | Al Madīnah al Munawwarah | region |
| SA-05 | Al Qaşīm | region |
| SA-01 | Ar Riyāḑ | region |
| SA-04 | Ash Sharqīyah | region |
| SA-06 | Ḩā'il | region |
| SA-09 | Jāzān | region |
| SA-02 | Makkah al Mukarramah | region |
| SA-10 | Najrān | region |
| SA-07 | Tabūk | region |
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.