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
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.)
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
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 =>
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.
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>.
Discuss general ideas your audience have about Saudi Arabia. Discussion may include Stereotypes.
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
* Map of cities’ locations on the map.
Climate : Can give some examples of degree temperatures … Landscapes : Talk in details about the deserts + mountains …. AREA : 13TH Largest country in the world.
* Heart of Islam because it is the birthplace of Islam and has Makkah and Madinah.
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.
POPULATION : 26,939,583 (July 2013 est.)LANGUAGE : Official is Arabic, while English is wide spoken too.RELIGION : Islam
FOOD : Other Cuisines : Turkish, Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian …
TRADITIONS : give examples of how to great people + family connections power + social life.