KINGDOM OFSAUDI ARABIA

BY

FAHAD ALSOGOOR

INTRODUCTION

What Do You Know About Saudi Arabia ?

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GEOGRAPHY HISTORY ECONOMY EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHIC CULTURE GOVERNMENT PICTURES Q & A

GEOGRAPHY

Boarders Flag

GEOGRAPHY

1. ALJOUF2. NORTHERN

BOARDERS3. TABOUK4. HAIL5. ALMADINAH6. ALQASSIM7. MAKKAH8. RIYADH9. EASTERN

REGION

• Regions

10. ALBAHA11. ASIR12. JAZAN13. NAJRAN

GEOGRAPHY

• CLIMATE

Warm desert climate Hot and dry

summers and mild and fairly dry winters.

• AREA

2,149,690 KM2

870,000 sq MILE

• LANDSCAPES

Large desert areas. Green Areas in

Southwest. Most Mountains on

the West Area.

• CAPITAL CITY

- Riyadh

HISTORY

• Founded : 1932• BY : King Abdul Aziz• National Day : Sep.

23• Heart Of Islam.

OIL Oil – Based Economy

Largest Exporter in the World

Largest Oil Reserve in the World

45% of the country GDP

Other Resources Power generation

Telecommunications

Natural gas

Petrochemical sectors

ECONOMY

GDP $921.7 billion (2012 est.) Per Capita : $31,800 (2012

est.)

Agricultural Products

(Wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk)

Unemployment Rate

10.6% (2012 est.)

ECONOMY

Currency- Saudi Riyal - 1 USD = 3.75 SR

Taxes- Free Tax Country

Inflation Rate- 4% (2012 est.)

EDUCATION

• King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP).

Beginning Countries Majors

• EDUCATION SYSTEM

Primary School Intermediate School Secondary School

• Universities Public ( 25 ) Private ( 9 )

• Colleges Private (36)

DEMOGRAPHICS

POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE• 0-14 years: 28.2%• 15-24 years: 19.6% • 25-54 years: 44.8% • 55-64 years: 4.3% • 65 years and over: 3.1%

LANGUAGE RELIGION

LARGE CITIES• Riyadh• Jeddah• Dammam

CULTURE

FOOD- Food items : (Wheat, rice,

lamb, chicken, yogurt and dates).

- Main Dish- Other Cuisines

CULTURE

POPULAR SPORTS- Soccer- Volleyball- Basketball- Handball- Tennis

CULTURE

• TRADITIONS- Shaking hands.- Kissing cheeks.- Eating with right hand.- Strong Family Values.

• DRESS- Men - Women

CULTURE

• LANGUAGE- Official : ARABIC- Alphabet : 28- Writing : Right to Left- ARABIC words used in

English ALCHOHOL. LEMON CANDEL ALGEBRA COTTON

• Pease be upon you => السالمعليكم

• Pease be upon you too => السالم وعليكم

• How are you ? => ؟ الحال كيف• I am good => بخير أنا

CULTURE

• NUMBERS- Official Numbers are originally Indian.- Numbers used in USA and the world are originally

Arabic.

GOVERNMENT

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is A Monarchy.

Headed By the King. 13 Governors. Majlis Alshura

( 150 Members). Ministries

( 22 ). Law based on Islam

( Shariah ).

Official Member of

- United Nations.- Cooperation Council

for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG).

- OPEC.- Arab League.

PICTURES

PICTURES ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA

PICTURES

• MAKKAH Almukarramah

PICTURES

• Almadinah Almunawarah

PICTURES

• Riyadh

PICTURES

• Jeddah

PICTURES

• Abha

PICTURES

• Najran

PICTURES

• Khobar

PICTURES

• Qassim

PICTURES

• Tabouk

REFERNCES

o CIA Fact Book. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html>.

o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.saudiembassy.net/>.

o Ministry of Foreign Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.mofa.gov.sa/Pages/Default.aspx>.

CONCLUSION

Thank You For Listening !

Questions & Answers