Introduction Saudi Arabia is a resourceful country. Saudi Arabia is a country in the Middle East bordering the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Extensive coastlines provide leverage on shipping, especially crude oil, through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. Neighboring countries include Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The geography of Saudi Arabia is primarily desert with rugged mountains in the southwest. The government system is a monarchy. The chief of state and
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is considered a major power in the Middle East. Many factors contribute to Saudi Arabia being such a power house. These factors are their economical wealth, military strength, and continuation to slowly adjust politically to the world. Saudi Arabia, once a land of tribes, is continuing to grow, and these are the reasons why. To start, Saudi Arabia’s success as major power in the Middle East is greatly contributed to their economical wealth. The number
The Country of Saudi Arabia, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was established on September 23rd, 1932. Saudi Arabia currently is located on the Arabian Peninsula, in between the countries, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are to the countries east and west. Saudi Arabia is currently the largest Country on the Arabian Peninsula with a population exceeding 32 million people. A majority of the population speaks Arabic, with
Saudi Arabia vs. U.S. – Business Practices Business practices all around the world relate to each other with one common goal, to make money. The road to this goal is what separates them from each other and represents their culture. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have many different structures and beliefs when it comes to their business practices and culture but both, in the end, exist for the same reasons. Practices tend to build upon the culture’s norms and values which is why these countries differ
Modern Saudi Arabia is a theocracy and the link between religion and government in Saudi Arabia is undeniable. Not only was the legal system based on Islam, but the whole creation of the Al Saud monarchy was heavily influenced by Islam. The reasons why Saudi Arabia has a theocratic government are related to the geographical location of Saudi Arabia, the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and, more importantly, the Wahhab-Al Saud alliance. The geographical location of Saudi Arabia has great Islamic
Saudi Arabia is one of the holiest country’s in the world. It has its own unique religion and tradition. As of today, there are 1.1 billion people worldwide that are Muslims. Islam is the number one fastest growing religion in the world. “Studies have estimated that from 2010 to 2050, Muslims will have increased by 73%.” Said by scholars. The population of the world by 2050 is estimated to be 9 billion people, Muslims make up one-third of that. One way Saudi Arabia and America are different is
government, the Canadian government brokered a $15-billion deal to sell weaponized armoured vehicles manufactured in Ontario to Saudi Arabia. Does this deal align with Canada’s “principled” foreign policy, and how should the new Trudeau government proceed with the deal without hurting Saudi Arabian relations and its own reputation in human rights? BACKGROUND: Saudi Arabia is Canada’s second largest export market in the Middle East. Exports in 2014 were valued at $1.2 billion mainly in vehicles, equipment
much different than when I lived in Saudi Arabia. The reason for this is largely because of the obvious cultural differences between the two countries. With Saudi Arabia being a predominately Muslim nation, and America being a melting pot of different cultures and people from all over the world, its apparent why the culture can be so vastly different. Three main areas where the cultural differences affect the way of life here in America as opposed to Saudi Arabia are the treatment of women, the importance
In this essay, we’ll compare some of the differences between Saudi Arabia civil liberties and the United States Bill of rights. For one thing, the United States runs in agreement with the constitution, which outlines the rights and freedoms of its citizens. On the other hand, the government of Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, and Saudi criminal law is based totally on sharia .For that reason, the 1st amendment is one of the main differences between these two countries. Is there such thing as
States of America and Saudi Arabia are two very different states. Even a discursive look would likely lead a person to see some plain differences: one is a western nation, the other a middle-eastern one; one is a very large nation, the other a much smaller; one is surrounded by many other types of states, the other shares very few borders. And while these are true differences between the two states, the differences go much deeper. By looking at the constitutions of Saudi Arabia and the United States
can then know why they do the things they do. Saudi Arabia was once an underdeveloped desert country, is now the fifteenth largest global economy thanks to substantial oil and gas reserves and its place as the world’s leading producer of oil (kwintessential, n.d.). Saudi Arabia is one of the most religionist places for the Islam, has two of the holiest shrines Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque), is a large mosque in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia and the second largest in Islam. It surrounds the
Saudi Arabia and American are among the oldest developed economies. These nations have achieved economic dominion using apparently opposite approaches. Saudi Arabia is a communist economy, which economists classify as the command economy, whereas America is a free market economy, mainly termed as Capitalist. There has been apparent stiff actual competition between these nations and their alternative approaches in influencing other world countries. There has been a row of persistent incidental
The Five Themes of Geography Applied to Saudi Arabia -Payton Lehnerz Location Absolute location is a mathematical and precise location of a country. The absolute location of the Saudi Arabia is 25 00 N, 45 00 E. Relatively, the Saudi Arabia is located in the Middle East; north of Yemen and Oman; and South of Iraq and Jordan. Saudi Arabia is also bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html Place
Saudi Arabia was thought of a nomadic land filled with nothing but camels and sand dunes by the United States. Once oil was discovered there however the United States changed its opinion and created a vast oil infrastructure campaign post WWII. Since then Saudi Arabia bought its way out and became the controller of the oil fields and infrastructure that the United States helped build. Saudi Arabia now controls arguably the entire oil market and this gives them a strong presence in the global oil
conducted to provide information to individuals about the formation of Saudi Arabia, its religion and how religion influences its government and people. Also about the Five Pillars of Islam and its importance to those of Islam. Before being known as The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Arabia was known to be the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. It is about the size of the United States east of the Mississippi River. Saudi Arabia’s population is 27 million, including 8.4 million foreign
Nature: The Politics of Water in the Making of Saudi Arabia by Toby Jones As in the last several articles, Toby Jones touches upon the power behind energy and the environment, with his focus being Saudi Arabia instead of all the Middle East. Especially in the last several decades, the massive oil reserves located in this region has been an incredible force behind the nation’s economic strength. Jones is quick to point out the added benefits of a Saudi Arabia-United States union, with the U.S. offering
Saudi Arabia has a vibrant culture centered around deep family loyalty and a close-knit community. Much of what drives the culture and worldview of Saudi Arabia is vastly different from the US and other Western countries. Perhaps that is why many travelers to Saudi Arabia struggle to adapt and fit into life in this Middle Eastern country. Rather than viewing the differences between Saudi Arabia and the US as detrimental, one should view these differences as opportunities to view the world from an
hassaan alkhabbaz Saudi Arabia and United States of America Do you know what the different cultures is between Saudi Arabia and United States of America? As you know,Saudi Arabia is located in Asia and United States of America First of all,the famous different that people know about Saudi Arabia and United States of America is the religion. In Saudi Arabia, the only religion that the people follow is Islam.Also, there are a lot of people who does not believe in Islam religion,but they are working
An Ethnographic Study of the Questions asked about Saudi Arabia in Quora.com Our world, as we know it, is divided into nation states. States that has established and known geographical territories and have sovereignty over those geographical territories. The relationship between people and nations under this international ordered can be inferred from various indictors. One indicator is the political relationships between stats. For example, the intense political relationship between India and Pakistan
comes to driving more often than we would like to admit. For years, women in Saudi Arabia have been banned from driving. Even though women have not been able to get behind the wheel, they still are told they are not smart enough to drive, or even that their bodies cannot handle the task. Recently, Saudi Arabia announced that it would finally lift the ban on women driving. The article “I Can’t Wait to Drive in Saudi Arabia Again” written by Manal Al-sharif for The New York Times argues that this is