Socotra
| Socotra | |
|---|---|
| سُقُطْرَىٰ | |
| Special Administrative Region of Yemen | |
 The City Hall building in Hadibu, Socotra | |
| Information | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Hadibu |
| Administrator | Zakir Hussein Al-Amri |
| Status | Leased to Caliphate Holdings |
| Area | 3,796 sq km |
| Population | 139,226 (2033 census) |
| Demographics | 29% Soqotri 22% Yemeni 19% European 11% South Asian 10% Other African 6% Other Arab 3% East Asian |
The Eastern Province (Arabic: المنطقة الشرقية al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah), also known as the Eastern Region, is the easternmost of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the nation's largest province by area and the third-most populous after the Riyadh and Mecca provinces. In 2032, the population was 5,910,323. Of these, 3,540,359 were Saudi citizens and 2,369,964 were foreign nationals. The province accounts for 14.31% of the entire population of Saudi Arabia. The Eastern Province is bordered to the west, from north to south, by the provinces of the Northern Borders, Ha'il, Qassim, Riyadh and Najran. More than a third of the population is concentrated in the Dammam metropolitan area.