1 / 27

Middle East Governments

Middle East Governments. SS7CG4; SS7CG5. IRAN. IRAN. Form of Govt : Theocratic Republic (Theocracy) Government ruled by a religion. Chief of State : Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini -Khamenei Leader : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

lexine
Download Presentation

Middle East Governments

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Middle East Governments SS7CG4; SS7CG5

  2. IRAN

  3. IRAN • Form of Govt: Theocratic Republic (Theocracy) • Government ruled by a religion. • Chief of State: Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-Khamenei • Leader: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Religions: Muslim 98% (Official), Other 2% (includes Zoroastrianism, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i) • Shia 89%, Sunni 9%

  4. IRAN • Population: 78,868,711 • Unemployment Rate: 15.3% • Ethnic groups: Persians 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Arab 2%, Turkmen and Turkic Tribes 2%, Other 1% • Life Expectancy: 70 yrs.

  5. IRAQ

  6. IRAQ • Form of Govt: Parliamentary Democracy • Parliament selects leaders from the political party currently in control. • Chief of State: President Jalal Talabani • Leader: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki • Religions: Muslim 97% (Official), Christian/Other 3%. • Shia 65%, Sunni 32%

  7. IRAQ • Population: 31,129,225 • Unemployment Rate: 15% • Ethnic groups: Arab 80%, Kurdish 15%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or Other 5% • Life Expectancy: 70 yrs.

  8. SAUDI ARABIA

  9. SAUDI ARABIA • Form of Govt: Monarchy • Government controlled by a King/Queen. • Chief of State: King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud. • Leader: King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud. • Religions: Muslim 100% (Official)

  10. SAUDI ARABIA • Population: 26,534,504 • Unemployment Rate: 11% • Ethnic groups: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% • Life Expectancy: 74 yrs.

  11. TURKEY

  12. TURKEY • Form of Govt: Republican Parliamentary Democracy • Parliament is elected, and then they select the leaders. • Chief of State: President Abdullah Gul • Leader: Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan • Religions: Muslim 99.8% (Mostly Sunni), Other 0.2% (Mostly Christian and Jew)

  13. TURKEY • Population: 79,749,461 • Unemployment Rate: 9.8% • Ethnic groups: Turkish 75%, Kurdish 18%, Other 7% • Life Expectancy: 72 yrs.

  14. QUICK REVIEW • ______________________’S Chief of State and Leader are the same person. • Which 3 countries have Islam (Muslim) as their “Official” religion? • ___________________________ • ___________________________ • ___________________________

  15. QUICK REVIEW • _________________ has the highest unemployment rate out of all the countries we have just studied. • __________________ has the highest population out of all the countries we have just studied.

  16. ISRAEL

  17. ISRAEL • Form of Govt: Parliamentary Democracy • Chief of State: President Shimon Peres • Leader: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu • Religions: Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, Other 3.8%

  18. ISRAEL • Population: 7,590,758 • Unemployment Rate: 5.6% • Ethnic Groups: Jewish 76.4%, Non-Jewish 23.6% (Mostly Arab) • Life Expectancy: 81 yrs.

  19. KUWAIT

  20. KUWAIT • Form of Govt: Constitutional Emirate • Power of the Emir (King) is limited by a Constitution. • Chief of State: Amir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah • Leader: Prime Minister Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah • Religions: Muslim 85% (Official), Other 15% (Includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi)

  21. KUWAIT • Population: 2,646,314 • Unemployment Rate: 2.2% • Ethnic Groups: Kuwaiti 45%, Other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, Other 7% • Life Expectancy: 77 yrs.

  22. AFGHANISTAN

  23. AFGHANISTAN • Form of Govt: Islamic Republic • Theocracy based strictly on Islam. • Chief of State: President Hamid Karzai • Leader: President Hamid Karzai • Religions: Sunni 80%, Shia 19%, Other 1%

  24. AFGHANISTAN • Population: 30,419,928 • Unemployment: 35% • Ethnic Groups: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, Other 4% • Life Expectancy: 49 yrs.

  25. QUICK REVIEW • This country has an unemployment rate of just 5.6% and a life expectancy rate of 81 years. A) Kuwait B) Israel C) Afghanistan D) Turkey

  26. QUICK REVIEW • This country’s government is ruled by an Emir (King) who is limited by a constitution. A) Israel B) Iraq C) Afghanistan D) Kuwait

  27. QUICK REVIEW • ___________________ has the highest unemployment rate AND lowest life expectancy rate of all the countries we have studied.

More Related