Saudi arabia
- 2. INTRODUCTION What Do You Know About Saudi Arabia ?
- 3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE GEOGRAPHY HISTORY ECONOMY EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHIC CULTURE GOVERNMENT PICTURES Q&A
- 6. GEOGRAPHY • CLIMATE • LANDSCAPES Warm desert climate Hot and dry summers and mild and fairly dry winters. Large desert areas. Green Areas in Southwest. Most Mountains on the West Area. • AREA • CAPITAL CITY 2,149,690 KM2 870,000 sq MILE - Riyadh
- 7. HISTORY • • • • Founded : 1932 BY : King Abdul Aziz National Day : Sep. 23 Heart Of Islam.
- 8. ECONOMY OIL GDP Oil – Based Economy $921.7 billion (2012 est.) Per Capita : $31,800 (2012 est.) Largest Exporter in the World Largest Oil Reserve in the World 45% of the country GDP Other Resources Agricultural Products (Wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk) Power generation Telecommunications Unemployment Rate Natural gas Petrochemical sectors 10.6% (2012 est.)
- 9. ECONOMY Currency - Saudi Riyal 1 USD = 3.75 SR Taxes - Free Tax Country Inflation Rate - 4% (2012 est.)
- 10. EDUCATION • EDUCATION SYSTEM Primary School Intermediate School Secondary School • Universities Public ( 25 ) Private ( 9 ) • Colleges Private (36) • King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP). Beginning Countries Majors
- 11. 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
- 12. CULTURE FOOD - Food items : (Wheat, rice, lamb, chicken, yogurt and dates). Main Dish Other Cuisines
- 13. CULTURE POPULAR SPORTS - Soccer - Volleyball - Basketball - Handball - Tennis
- 14. CULTURE • TRADITIONS • DRESS - - Shaking hands. Kissing cheeks. Eating with right hand. Strong Family Values. Men Women
- 15. CULTURE • LANGUAGE - Official : ARABIC Alphabet : 28 Writing : Right to Left ARABIC words used in English ALCHOHOL. LEMON CANDEL ALGEBRA COTTON • • • • Pease be upon you => Pease be upon you too => How are you ? => I am good =>
- 16. CULTURE • NUMBERS - Official Numbers are originally Indian. Numbers used in USA and the world are originally Arabic.
- 17. 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.
- 18. PICTURES PICTURES ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA
- 23. PICTURES • Abha
- 28. REFERNCES o CIA Fact Book. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-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>.
- 29. CONCLUSION Thank You For Listening ! Questions & Answers
Editor's Notes
- #3: Discuss general ideas your audience have about Saudi Arabia. Discussion may include Stereotypes.
- #5: Boarders : East : Arabian Gulf + Bahrain + Qatar + UAE North : Kuwait + Iraq + Jordan West : Red Sea South : Yemen + Oman Flag Represents : Saying : No God but Allah, Mohammed is the Messenger of God. Color : Green = Growth + Prosperity. Sword : Justice + Power
- #6: * Map of cities’ locations on the map.
- #7: Climate : Can give some examples of degree temperatures … Landscapes : Talk in details about the deserts + mountains …. AREA : 13TH Largest country in the world.
- #8: * Heart of Islam because it is the birthplace of Islam and has Makkah and Madinah.
- #11: Primary School ( 6 Years).Intermediate School ( 3 Years).Secondary School ( 3 Years).King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP).Beginning : 2005Countries : USA, Canada, Ireland, France, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, NetherlandMajors : Medicine, Engineering, Business, Management, Science, Computer.
- #12: POPULATION : 26,939,583 (July 2013 est.)LANGUAGE : Official is Arabic, while English is wide spoken too.RELIGION : Islam
- #13: FOOD : Other Cuisines : Turkish, Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian …
- #15: TRADITIONS : give examples of how to great people + family connections power + social life.