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Middle East Nations

Discover the rich diversity of all 17 countries in the Middle East region

Countries

471M

Population

6.8M km²

Area

5K+

Years of History

Gulf

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Saudi Arabia

Capital: Riyadh Language: Arabic Currency: SAR (﷼) Government: Monarchy

35.0M people 2.15M km²

Gulf

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United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi Language: Arabic Currency: AED (د.إ) Government: Federal monarchy

9.9M people 83,600 km²

Western Asia

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Iran

Capital: Tehran Language: Persian Currency: IRR (﷼) Government: Islamic republic

87.9M people 1.65M km²

Levant

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Israel

Capital: Jerusalem Language: Hebrew, Arabic Currency: ILS (₪) Government: Parliamentary republic

9.3M people 22,145 km²

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Turkey

Capital: Ankara Language: Turkish Currency: TRY (₺) Government: Presidential republic

85.0M people 783,356 km²

North Africa

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Egypt

Capital: Cairo Language: Arabic Currency: EGP (£) Government: Republic

109.3M people 1.01M km²

Western Asia

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Iraq

Capital: Baghdad Language: Arabic, Kurdish Currency: IQD (د.ع) Government: Federal republic

43.5M people 438,317 km²

Levant

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Jordan

Capital: Amman Language: Arabic Currency: JOD (د.ا) Government: Constitutional monarchy

11.3M people 89,342 km²

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Lebanon

Capital: Beirut Language: Arabic Currency: LBP (ل.ل) Government: Parliamentary republic

5.6M people 10,452 km²

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Oman

Capital: Muscat Language: Arabic Currency: OMR (ر.ع.) Government: Absolute monarchy

4.5M people 309,500 km²

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Qatar

Capital: Doha Language: Arabic Currency: QAR (ر.ق) Government: Absolute monarchy

2.7M people 11,586 km²

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Kuwait

Capital: Kuwait City Language: Arabic Currency: KWD (د.ك) Government: Constitutional monarchy

4.3M people 17,818 km²

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Bahrain

Capital: Manama Language: Arabic Currency: BHD (د.ب) Government: Constitutional monarchy

1.5M people 760 km²

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Yemen

Capital: Sana'a Language: Arabic Currency: YER (﷼) Government: Provisional government

30.5M people 527,968 km²

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Syria

Capital: Damascus Language: Arabic Currency: SYP (£) Government: Republic

18.3M people 185,180 km²

Levant

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Palestine

Capital: Jerusalem (claimed) Language: Arabic Currency: ILS (₪) Government: Semi-presidential

5.0M people 6,020 km²

Mediterranean

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Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia Language: Greek, Turkish Currency: EUR (€) Government: Republic

1.2M people 9,251 km²

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