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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
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