1 / 14

Iran

Iran. Government. Type: Theocratic Republic a government ruled by religious leaders Current Leader: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elections: candidates must be Muslim Iranian and 25 years old Iranians are able to vote starting at 15 years old. Government (continued).

luyu
Download Presentation

Iran

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. Iran

  2. Government Type: Theocratic Republic • a government ruled by religious leaders Current Leader: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elections: • candidates must be Muslim Iranian and 25 years old • Iranians are able to vote starting at 15 years old

  3. Government (continued) Iranians voting Howarepresidentselected?: • presidential elections are held every 4 years • there are 3 political parties: the Islamic Iran Participation Front, the Followers of the Imam's Line, and the Green Party • 2 step process; (a)the people vote from a list of candidates and then (b)the people vote again for one of the top 2 candidates

  4. Economy Traditional Persian Rug Type: Market Economy • when most businesses are run by the citizens MajorImports: industrial supplies, capital goods, packaged food and other consumer goods, and technical services MajorExports: petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets Pistachios

  5. Economy (continued) Successes: • an increase in Iran's oil export income by about $28 billion Struggles: • more unemployment among the educated Iranians Iranian Oil Rig in the Caspian Sea

  6. General Geography Political Map of Iran Physical Map of Iran

  7. Iran to the World

  8. Climate Iran's Climate Map Types: mostly arid and semiarid, subtropical along the coast of the Caspian Sea Wildlife/Vegetation: • Trees-almond, pear, pomegranate, and walnut trees • Animals-foxes, wolves, bears, rabbits, mountain goats, lynx, gazelles, gerbils, and deer

  9. Country Flag green: symbol of Islam; represents growth national emblem: the word, "Allah (god)," in the shape of a tulip white: symbolizes honesty and peace design: "Allah Akbar (god is great)" in white arabic script red: stands for bravery and martyrdom

  10. Currency Iranian Coins IranianCurrency: Iranian Rials (IRR) ConversionRate: 1 rial=8.13 US dollars • r=12,275.97dr=rials d=dollars Iranian Rial

  11. Food Chelo Kabab TypicalIranianCuisine: • Chelo Kabab - ground meat with saffron rice • Musto Khiar - plain yogurt with cucumbers and herbs • Potato Kuku - potatoes and eggs • Lubia Polo - rice with ground meat, green beans, tomatoes, and various spices • Baghali Polo - rice with fava beans, dill, and lamb

  12. Culture Nowruz: the Iranian New Year (on the first day of Spring, March 20th or 21st) • Haft Sin (seven S's): a table set up with various foods and objects that begin with the letter S, each with different meaning • Sabzeh - sprouts • Sib - apples • Sonbol - hyacinth • Serkeh - wine vinegar • Seer - garlic • Senjed - wild olives • Somac - sumac Traditional Haft Sin Table

  13. Info Sources Information: • www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html • www.countriesquest.com • http://www.currency.me.uk/rates • Rajendra, Vijeya, Gisela T. Kaplan, and Rudi Rajendra. Iran. New York: Benchmark /Marshall Cavendish, 2004. Print. • Batmanglij, Najmieh. Happy Nowruz: Cooking with Children to Celebrate the Persian New Year. Washington, DC: Mage, 2008. Print.

  14. Picture Sources • www.nemoonehbakery.com • www.iranreview.org • http://worldcoingallery.com • http://wiki.islamiccounterterrorism.org • http://files.myopera.com • www.inquisitr.com • http://www.expo2010china.hu • http://assets.matchbin.com • http://gdb.rferl.org • www.cia.gov • http://www.iranchamber.com

More Related