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

• Religions: Muslim 98% (Official), Other 2% (includes Zoroastrianism, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i)– Shia 89%, Sunni 9%

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.

IRAQ

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%

IRAQ

• Population: 31,129,225

• Unemployment Rate: 15%

• Ethnic groups: Arab 80%, Kurdish 15%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or Other 5%

• Life Expectancy: 70 yrs.

SAUDI ARABIA

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)

SAUDI ARABIA

• Population: 26,534,504

• Unemployment Rate: 11%

• Ethnic groups: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

• Life Expectancy: 74 yrs.

TURKEY

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 Recep Tayyip Erdogan

• Religions: Muslim 99.8% (Mostly Sunni), Other 0.2% (Mostly Christian and Jew)

TURKEY

• Population: 79,749,461

• Unemployment Rate: 9.8%

• Ethnic groups: Turkish 75%, Kurdish 18%, Other 7%

• Life Expectancy: 72 yrs.

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• ______________________’S Chief of State and Leader are the same person.

• Which 3 countries have Islam (Muslim) as their “Official” religion?

• ___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________

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• _________________ 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.

ISRAEL

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%

ISRAEL

• Population: 7,590,758

• Unemployment Rate: 5.6%

• Ethnic Groups: Jewish 76.4%, Non-Jewish 23.6% (Mostly Arab)

• Life Expectancy: 81 yrs.

KUWAIT

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)

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.

AFGHANISTAN

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%

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.

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• This country has an unemployment rate of just 5.6% and a life expectancy rate of 81 years.

A) KuwaitB) IsraelC) AfghanistanD) Turkey

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• This country’s government is ruled by an Emir (King) who is limited by a constitution.

A) IsraelB) IraqC) AfghanistanD) Kuwait

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