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 Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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.