The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Aqib Farooq
Kunal Bhatt
Deepanshu Ahuja
Jyotika Narula
Nitish Sharma

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country of the Middle East.
"The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Meccaand Medina, the two holy places in Islam. The two mosques are Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca) and Masjid Al-Nabawi (in Medina).
Saudi Arabia has the world's largest oil reserves and is the world's largest oil exporter. Oil accounts for more than 90% of exports and nearly 75% of government revenues….
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Saudi Arabia has been the world's most generous donor nation per capita, donating £49 billion in aid in the past three decades…..
Land= 2,149,690 sq km

Riyadh
Jeddah
Makkah
Taif
Madinah

Introduction
Geography
Government
Economy
Development & Foreign Land
Time conception
Random Facts

Capital : Riyadh
Climate : Harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes (-12.0C to 50.0C)
Population : 27.6 million including an estimated 5.5 million resident foreigners (July 2006 est.)
Currency : Riyal
Religions : Muslim 100%

Arabian Peninsula - Largest Country
Bordered by - Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar,
UAE, Oman and Yemen
Landmass – primarily desert and semi-arid regions
Arable land – less than 2 percent
Coastline - along Red Sea extending for 2,640 kms

Monarchy - Ruled by sons and grandsons of the first king, Abd Al Aziz Al Saud
Quran - constitution of the country
Governed on basis of Sharia(Islamic Law)
Council of Ministers - appointed by King, Consists of a prime minister, the first prime minister and twenty ministers. Advises on general policy formulation and directing bureaucracy
Elections – No recognized political parties or national elections(only local elections)

Primary Source – Oil Industry
Accounts for 75% of budget revenues and 90% of export earnings
Comprises 45% of the GDP (private sector – 40%)
Has about 24% of world’s proven petroleum resources
Private Sector – Privatizing industries such as power and telecom
Diversification – launched a new city “King Abdullah Economic City” on west coast
Total investment exceeding $26.6 billion
Includes petrochemical, pharmaceutical, tourism, finance and education and research areas

Growth – one of the few fast growing countries with a high per capita income of $20,700 (2007)
Economic Cities – plans to launch six cities like “King Abdullah Economic City” by 2020
Intended to diversify the economy and
Increase the per capita income
Labour Force – significant portion from foreign
countries (primarily South, South-East Asia)
Skilled Force – Banking and service professionals seek work in the kingdom

Work days: Saturdays – Wednesdays..
No work during Islamic prayer times; observed five times a day…
Polychromic time concept: work from 7:30am to 2:30pm, but very flexible with scheduling….
Lunar Islamic calendar, Hijra, has 354 days in a year. Ex. 2007 = 1428….

Welfare state – Oil exports have facilitated the creation of a welfare state
First - ever female minister was appointed in February 2009(department of women’s education)
Women are banned from driving on public roads(may be lifted soon)
Rub’ al Khali is the largest sand desert in the world
15 of the 19 suicide bombers of 9/11 were Saudis

Culture has been conceptualized as:
“ Software of the mind” culture is a guide for humans on how to think and behave; it is a problem-solving tool (Hofstede)
An invisible barrier… a completely different way of organizing life, of thinking, and of conceiving the underlying assumptions about the family and the state, the economic system, and even Man himself” (Hall)
A “thicket” (U.S. Ambassador Hodgson)
Culture is the sum of the “values, rituals, symbols, beliefs, and thought processes that are learned, shared by a group of people, and transmitted from generation to generation”

Although some cultures embrace change, others are resistant to it Examples of cultures that resist change: Acceptance of genetically modified foods (or “Frankenfood”) in Europe Working women in Masculine societies like Saudi Arabia

سارعي للمجد و العلياء مجدي لخالق السماء وارفعي الخفاق أخضر يحمل النور المسطر رددي الله أكبر ياموطني موطني عشت فخر المسلمين عاش المليك للعلم والوطن Hasten to glory and supremacy! Glorify the Creator of the heavens And raise the green, fluttering flag, Carrying the emblem of Light! Repeat - God is the greatest! O my country, My country, may you always live, The glory of all Muslims! Long live the King, For the flag and the country ! Arabic Lyrics " Aash Al Maleek " English Translation Long Live Our Beloved King

Saudi Arabia's command economy is petroleum-based; roughly 75% of budget revenues and 90% of export earnings come from the oil industry.
The oil industry comprises about 45% of Saudi Arabia's gross domestic product, compared with 40% from the private sector (see below).
Saudi Arabia officially has about 260 billion barrels (4.1×1010 m3) of oil reserves, comprising about one-fifth of the world's proven total petroleum reserves…

Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Iraq Qatar Kuwait

Rank Country Oil - proved reserves (bbl) Date of Information World 1,331,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est. 1 Saudi Arabia 264,300,000,000 2009 est. 2 Canada 178,800,000,000 1 January 2009 est. 3 Iran 138,400,000,000 2009 est. 4 Iraq 115,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est. 5 Kuwait 101,500,000,000 2009 est. 6 United Arab Emirates 97,800,000,000 2009 est. 7 Venezuela 79,140,000,000 2009 est. 8 Russia 60,000,000,000 1 January 2009 est. 9 Libya 45,000,000,000 2009 est. 10 Nigeria 37,250,000,000 2009 est. 12 United States 21,760,000,000 1 January 2008 est.

Rank 2006 Rank 2005 Company Country State Ownership % 1 1 Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia 100 2 3 NIOC Iran 100 3 2 Exxon Mobil US 4 5 BP UK 5 4 PDV Venezuela 100 6 6 Royal Dutch Shell UK/Netherlands 7 7 CNPC China 100 8 11 ConocoPhillips US 9 8 Chevron US 10 8 Total France

Operations in:
Exploration, production, refining, marketing, and international shipping.
The company has approximately one fourth of world oil reserves
The company is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and employs about 52,100 people.
State Owned

King Fahd International Airport in Damman, Saudi Arabia….
It takesup some 780 square kilometres - an area larger than many cities.
By comparison, London Heathrow takes up around 3,000 acres, or just 4.7 square miles.

Before !! After !! Saudi Arabia is one of only a few fast-growing countries in the world with a high per capita income of $20,700 (2007)

it was incorporated in January 1978 under the rules and laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its headquarters in Riyadh….

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