Taking a Look at Qatar

The wealthiest is Qatar, the second wealthiest is Kuwait, and the two poorest countries are Central African Republic and Congo, Dominican Republic.

What's more, Saudi Arabia political system is very conservative when compared to the United States. For Muslim countries our freedoms can be seen as threatening by those who value that structure. For that reason, not all countries share the same philosophy in regards to their citizens’ right. For example, Saudi Arabia has been criticized for its implementation of Islamic law and its poor human rights record. In the same way the United States has been criticized for being too liberal. Civil liberties safeguard individual liberty and therefore, are valuable to every human being. More importantly, prevent the government from misusing power. Without a doubt, the highest law in the United States is the U.S. Constitution and such is fabricated by some amendments that are known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guarantees that the government can never deprive people in the U.S. of certain fundamental rights. As a result, American citizens are protected by the First Amendment which, reads the following “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacefully assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (“First Amendment").

By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.

The United Arab Emirates is a country located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. Until the 1950s, the UAE’s economy relied mostly on fishing and the declining pearl industry. The late ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed, was quick to recognize and grab hold of oil industry’s potential. By the 1960s, the UAE had exported oil for the first time from Abu Dhabi, the country’s capital, this step led to a major transformation of the country’s economy and society. The discovery of oil was particularly helpful in leading to the UAE’s independence from Great Britain in 1971.

Qatar, this insignificant in size country, has developed into fairly notable nation due to the development that has occurred across every spectrum analyzed. The IMF’s (International Monetary Fund) Managing director Christine Lagarde indicated that Qatar, ““Qatar has been one of the fastest growing countries in the region and

This oil rich country is vibrant and economically strong. According to Roy Sudip of Euromoney, Qatar has the world’s third biggest gas reserves, equivalent to more than 300 years-worth of stock at both current and forecast production rates, as well as significant oil reserves (https: web-b-ebscohost.com). Furthermore, its GDP is $212 billion and GDP per capita ranked 5th in the world. Qatar has one of the highest standard of living and economic productivity. Its annual growth rate has averaged just over 19 percent in 2006 – 11, driven by the country’s growing liquefied natural gas

As years went by those who opposed the leadership of these despotic leaders were locked behind bars. Moreover, public exchequer was mismanaged. As their leadership realm and powers were strengthened, the civil rights of citizens to democracy and politics were negated. In some cases such as in Libya and Egypt, leaders such as Muammar Gaddafi initially had revolutionary slogans eventually took over power. However, these leaders did not strive to ensure that it was devolved to the masses. As such, the status of citizens reduced to that of aliens.

However, due to the greater outside relationship the UAE has with foreign investors and tourists, it has developed a more liberal attitude within its legislations and allowances than Qatar. This has been demonstrated through the government structures, where despite allowing democracy, Qatar does not let it happen on a regular basis for weak reasons, which defeats the purpose of practicing democracy in the first place. At the same time, the UAE only allows a fraction of the population to vote, but the way the government is run has benefitted the nation, therefore there is no immediate motivation to dispute or rectify it. At the same time, the Qatari laws remain very conservative in a modern world, whereas the UAE has adapted its laws and judiciary system to conform to its tourist and foreign industries. Since tourism does have a large impact on the country’s financial income, the recognition of international customs is very important, especially in the business hubs of Dubai and Ras al Khaimah. The applications of civil liberties is also of concern in Qatar and the UAE, but it should be remembered that the UAE does not theoretically take away these liberties like Qatar does by contradicting its own constitution by having the ruling family influence the media, then disallow the vast majority of its labour

In the last decades the Arabian Gulf countries has undergone tremendous changes at all levels. Write a 10 up to 15 pages assay to highlights the major changes; explain what the drivers behind these changes were, show how these changes occurred and how they impacted societies. Conclude by giving a personal opinion on how these changes were conducted.

It shares a border with eastern Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Bahrain lies some 25 miles on an island northwest of Qatar. Qatar’s overall terrain is flat with desert covering the majority of the country. Sand dunes and salt flats are the chief topographical features of the southern and southeastern sectors. Qatar has more than 350 miles of coastline (Britannica, The Editors of Encylopeadia, 2015). Like most counties in the surrounding area the weather is very hot and dry. The sun beats down throughout the majority of the day, as the summer temperatures can reach up to 122 degrees (“Qatar Weather, climate and geography,” 2016). Since Qatar doesn’t hold natural bodies of fresh water, it is forced to depend on wells as the source of only fresh water. The only vegetation found in Qatar is to the north. With such lack of water and vegetation and increase of population as of 2012, Qatar relies on 90% of food imports from foreign countries (Wyatt,

Qatar is a small country with a steadily increase in the population rate, from 676,000 thousand in 2000 to 1.5 million in 2010, which shows an escalation by more than one million over a period of ten years (QSA , 2011). The cause of change in the population percentage lies on the elevated standard of living, which includes average wages Hukoomi (2014), health care and world class education system. Their wealth led to driving infrastructure investments and nation-building projects, which require workers support from around the globe (Harkness & Khaled, 2014). However, despite this rapid socioeconomic development within a short period of time, Qatar is trying to preserve and maintain their cultural essence and inherited position.

Qatar for being unexpected power is able to maintain a strong economy in a region that most countries ether thrive or struggle. In 2014 the export economy was ranked 35th largest in the world, and 60th for complexity according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). The reported exported goods was $125B and $32.8B imported, creating a positive trade balance. Resulting in 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) totaling $210B and the per capita GDP was $140k. The top exports for Qatar are Petroleum Gas, Crude Petroleum, Refined Petroleum, Ethylene Polymers and Nitrogenous Fertilizers. (Qatar Economy, n.d.) The export of oil and gas can account for approximately 85 percent of the countries export revenues. The proven oil reserves are in excess of 25 billion barrels, and the natural gas reserves are third largest in the world. Qatar’s banking remains competitive and amended laws for investment to attract more foreign investment. (Qatar 2016, n.d.) Having a strong economy and abundance of high demand resource has helped with Qatar making allies and having an influence in the Southwest Asia region.

With an average 5 migrant workers to every Qatari citizen, Qataris are born with people from other foreign countries working for them in all streams of life. However, with the south Asian and

Located along the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, is a country by the name of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s largest country. Saudi Arabia is officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Given the title “the birthplace of Islam”, makes Saudi Arabia highly respected in the Middle East and in many other Muslim countries and communities. Composed of over twenty-seven million citizens, Saudi Arabia ranks as the 13th largest country in the world. Business in Saudi Arabia is different than business in the United States in various aspects, which will be discussed throughout this paper.

Bahrain has a long history of rulers and protectorates dating as far back as the 7th century. Throughout ruling by the Portuguese and Persians, it has remained an Arab nation since the 7th century. In 1783, the Al Khalifah family began to rule, continuing to this day (Crystal, Smith, 2017). From 1820 until 1971, the country remained a protectorate of Great Britain, meaning Great Britain remained responsible for the defense of the country while helping it maintain relations with other world powers (Crystal, Smith, 2017). In 1971, the United Kingdom and Bahrain signed a treaty of friendship, effectively terminating status as a British protectorate and allowing Bahrain to claim independence. At this time, Bahrain became a member of the United Nations and Arab League. The need for protection stemmed from the location of Bahrain, being easily accessible by water, the trade route kept the country alive and open to outside influences.