This document provides an overview of Saudi Arabia across several topics: geography, history, economy, education, demographics, culture, and government. Saudi Arabia is located in the Middle East, with a land area of approximately 2.1 million square kilometers. It has a population of over 28 million people and an oil-based economy, with oil revenue accounting for roughly 45% of its GDP. Saudi Arabia is governed as a monarchy with the king as the head of state. The main religion is Islam and Arabic is the official language.

1. KINGDOM OF
SAUDI ARABIA
BY

2. INTRODUCTION
 What Do You Know About
Saudi Arabia ?

3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 GEOGRAPHY
 HISTORY
 ECONOMY
 EDUCATION
 DEMOGRAPHIC
 CULTURE
 GOVERNMENT
 PICTURES
Q&A

4. GEOGRAPHY
 Boarders
 Flag

5. GEOGRAPHY
• Regions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
ALJOUF
NORTHERN
BOARDERS
TABOUK
HAIL
ALMADINAH
ALQASSIM
MAKKAH
RIYADH
EASTERN
REGION
10.
11.
12.
13.
ALBAHA
ASIR
JAZAN
NAJRAN

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
•
•
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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
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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
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•
•
Riyadh
Jeddah
Dammam

12. CULTURE
 FOOD
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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
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-
Shaking hands.
Kissing cheeks.
Eating with right hand.
Strong Family Values.
Men
Women

15. CULTURE
• LANGUAGE
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Official : ARABIC
Alphabet : 28
Writing : Right to Left
ARABIC words used in English
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


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



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
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
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-
United Nations.
Cooperation Council for
the Arab States of the
Gulf (CCASG).
OPEC.
Arab League.

18. PICTURES
PICTURES ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA

19. PICTURES
• MAKKAH Almukarramah

20. PICTURES
• Almadinah Almunawarah

21. PICTURES
• Riyadh

22. PICTURES
• Jeddah

23. PICTURES
• Abha

24. PICTURES
• Najran

25. PICTURES
• Khobar

26. PICTURES
• Qassim

27. PICTURES
• Tabouk

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