MUSLIM COUNTRY PROJECT

SAUDI ARABIAContained within this Power-point is facts on Saudi

Arabia which is apart of the Muslim country.

SAUDI ARABIA- JUST DESERT (PUN INTENDED)

Taylor Creighton

MAP- SAUDI ARABIA

SLIDE 3 – FLAG

The flag Has the message “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” in Arabic in the middle of the flag. The sword on the flag symbolizes justice.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil- Gold-

Copper-

BAR GRAPH (RELIGION)

Sunni

Shia

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Saudi Arabia

%

BAR GRAPH(LIFE EXPECTANCY)

Men

Women

Overall

66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82

USASaudi Arabia

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Women

Overall

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USA %Saudi Arabia %

BAR GRAPH(GDP – PER PERSON)

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Saudi Arabia

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GDP – Per Person Average

US Dollars

TRAVEL CONCERNS

Some traveling concerns are that there are terrorist attacks, road rage, and you need to be aware of your surroundings so that way you don’t run into an Al Quida group (local terrorist group).

Three unique circumstances when traveling to Saudi Arabia is Fashion magazines and Christmas decorations might be confiscated since they don’t agree with the Islamic traditions. Also you have to have permission from your husband if you want to leave the country. Last they don’t recognize dual nationality so they will confiscate your passports if you want to become a citizen

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

TOURIST SITE #1

The Riyadh National Zoo is located in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest zoo in Saudi Arabia. There are more than 1,400 animals including leopards, monkeys, lions, hyenas, vultures, kangaroos, seals, elephants, camels, reptiles, crocodiles, rhinoceros, snakes, gazelles and others, which are housed in this zoo.

TOURIST SITE #2The Habalah is located by the city of Abha

in Saudi Arabia. Now that the place is deserted, the secluded houses have become popular destinations for tourists. The name Habalah means the hanging village. Actually, the village is located on the top of a cliff, which is about one thousand feet high. This cliff cannot be accessed by roadways. Habalah happens to be the first place to be communicated by cable car.

TOURIST SITE #3

The Al Murabba’a Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Al Murabba’a Palace is now preserved as an important representative of the rich past of the country. It once was a private place for the king to go to but now it has been open to the public and students.

IMPRESSIONS

Three surprising facts that I learned are that, one the consequences in Saudi Arabia are far more extreme then in the U.S. Example- You get killed for having possession of drugs or trafficking them. Two, about 100% of the population in Saudi Arabia is Muslim. Last three, only males that are 21 years and older are able to vote in the country.