country analysis

2. Group members
Ammara saleem 1005
Misbah aslam 1032
Amna yousaf 1004
Ansa rasheed 1007
Rabia gulzar 1037

3. Saudi Arabia

4. INTRODUCTION
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud
in 1932,
largest Arab state in Western Asia
second-largest in the Arab world
primarily desert
 area of approximately 2,250,000
km/sq
population of 27 million,
"The Land of the Two Holy
Mosques"

5. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
north
east
south
west

6. THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH; MUHAMMAD
IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH
Motto
Capital city
Riyadh
‫الرياض‬

7.  Official language Arabic
 Ethnic groups 90% Arab
10% Afro-Arab
 Religion Islam
 Demo’nym Saudi
 Currency Saudi riyal
( 1 Saudi Riyal equals 27.93 Pakistani Rupee)
Demographics

8. CULTURE
THE IDEAS, CUSTOMS, AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
•Religion in society
•Islamic heritage sites
•Dress
•Sport
•Cuisine
•Women

9. CULTURAL ANALYSIS
the extent to which the less
powerful members of institutions and
organizations within a country
the degree of interdependence a
society maintains among its members.
Men have more rights than do
women
 The extent to which the members
of a culture feel threatened by
unknown situations and have
institutions that try to avoid these
 links with its own past while
dealing with the challenges of the
present and future
the extent to which people try to
control their desires

10. BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
Greetings
Exchange of Business
Cards
Appropriate Greetings/
Introductions/ Use of Titles
Exchange of Gifts
Business Entertainment
Business Dress Code
Meeting Time
Things to be avoid

11. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
• Pre-primary
education
•Primary education
•Intermediate and
secondary education
•Private education
•International
education

12. King Abdullah Project for General
Education Development
Literacy

13. Political system
 absolute monarchy
 head of
state and government.
 Constitution
 National government
 Royal family
 The Influence of the Ulema
 Corruption

14. LEGAL SYSTEM
 The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based
on Sharia, Islamic law derived from
the Qur'an and the Sunnah OF Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W)
 Sharia courts
 Supreme Judicial Council
 Courts of Appeals; and,
 First-Instance Courts (General Courts and
Summary Courts).
The Qur'an, declared to be Saudi
Arabia's constitution

15.  The new Law of the Judiciary organizes the
Courts System in the following hierarchical
structure in descending order:
 High Court;
 Courts of Appeals; and,
 First-Degree Courts, which are composed
of:
 o General Courts;
 o Criminal Courts;
 o Personal Status Courts;
 o Commercial Courts; and,
 o Labor Court
The police department of the
Saudi Ministry of the Interior
is divided into three forces:
Regular Police
secret police
religious police ( Matawan)
The New Courts System

16. Economy of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has an oil-
based economy with strong
government control over major
economic activities. The Saudi
economy is the largest in
the Arab world.[1

17. ECONOMY OF SAUDI ARABIA
The largest economy in the Arab
World, and among the top
20 Economies in the world (G20).
The largest producer of
Petrochemicals in the Arab World.
Open economy, a member to
WTO.
Strong GDP growth
Significant budget surplus.
Price level stability.
Owns 25% of world’s Oil reserve.
Fourth Largest Natural Gas reserve.

18. Political stability, member of many
Arab & International Organizations.
Investment incentives, Income tax
free, financial facilities.
Ranked 12th in ease of doing
businesses in 2012.
10th largest worldwide Exporter
21st largest worldwide importer
Economy of Saudi
Arabia

19. Re-evaluation and issuance of new laws.
Developing IT and Communication platforms.
Creating more jobs for Saudi youth.
Enhance PPP Private/ Public partnership.
Accelerating Privatization Program.
Support SME’s and family business.
Promotion of Non-Oil export.
REFORMS TO ENHANCE SAUDI’S
ECONOMY

20. Exports
petroleum and
petroleum products
90%
Main export partners
China 13.1%
Japan 10.9%
United States 9.6%
India 9.6%
South Korea 8.5%
Imports
machinery and
equipment,
Foodstuffs
 chemicals
motor vehicles
textiles