Transcript Saudi Arabia - Effingham County Schools

Saudi Arabia
Information from
CIA World Factbook 2010
Saudi Arabia Map
Saudi Arabia Flag
•with the Shahada or Muslim creed (translated as "There is no god but
God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God")
•the flag is manufactured with differing reverse sides so that the
Shahada reads - and the sword points - correctly from right to left on
both sides
• Type of government
– Islamic absolute monarchy
– Saudi Arabia was an absolute monarchy until
1992, at which time the Saud royal family
introduced the country's first constitution.
– The legal system is based on the sharia (Islamic
law).
• Religion
– Muslim 100%
• Economy
– Saudi Arabia's economy is a centrally planned
economy.
– Private enterprises do exist, but they are regulated
by the Saudi government
– Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy
– It possesses about 20% of the world's proven
petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter
of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
• Currency
– Riyal
• Ethnic groups
– Arab 90%
– Afro-Asian 10%
• Language
– Arabic
• Capital city
– Riyadh
• Geography
–Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf
and the Red Sea, north of Yemen.
–harsh, dry desert with great
temperature extremes. mostly
uninhabited, sandy desert.
–frequent sand and dust storms
• Environmental Issues
–Desertification
–Depletion of underground water
resources
–Lack of perennial rivers or permanent
water bodies has prompted the
development of extensive seawater
desalination facilities
–Coastal pollution from oil spills
• Natural resources
– Petroleum
– Natural gas
– Iron ore
– Gold
– Copper
• Agricultural Products
– wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates,
citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk
• Major Industry
– Crude oil production
– Petroleum refining
– Basic petrochemicals
– Ammonia
– Fertilizer
– Plastics
– Metals
– Commercial ship repair
– Commercial aircraft repair
– Construction
• History
–Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam
and home to Islam's two holiest
shrines in Mecca and Medina.
–The modern Saudi state was founded
in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd alRahman Al SAUD after a 30-year
campaign to unify most of the Arabian
Peninsula.
• Literacy Rate
– Total Population: 78.8%
– Male: 84.7%
– Female: 70.8%
• Life Expectancy
– Total Population: 76 years
– Male: 74 years
– Female: 79 years
• GDP
–$592.3 billion
–$24,500 per capita
• Population
–28,686,633