The nations of the Middle East and North Africa in the Electronic Passport

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The Nations of the Middle East and North Africa

The Density of a nation is the number of people per square mile. Crowded nations have higher densities than less crowded nations. Arable land is land that is farmable. Desert land is generally not farmable. The percentage of Muslims in each nation is an estimation.

You can sort this table by population, area, density, arable land, or Muslim population by clicking on the column headings.

Nation	Population	Area	Density	Arable	Muslim	Description
Turkey	65,599,206	300,948	218	30%	100%	Most of Turkey is in Asia, but the western tip of the nation is in Europe. The European section of Turkey includes Istanbul, Europe’s second most populated city after Moscow.
Syria	17,213,871	71,498	241	28%	90%	Syria has the best farmland of the region. When irrigated, the land produces crops of cotton, wheat, and various vegetables. Syria is a dictatorship led by Hafez al-Assad
Lebanon	3,562,699	3,950	902	21%	70%	Clashes between Christians and Muslims have made Lebanon an unstable nation.
Tunisia	9,513,603	63,378	150	20%	98%	Tunisia was once home to the ancient civilization of Carthage, an advanced sea-faring city. The Romans defeated Carthage, burned the city and poured salt over the land so that it would no longer be arable and the people would be forced to leave.
Morocco	29,661,636	177,117	167	18%	99%	One-third of the people of Morocco are Berbers. The Berbers lived in North Africa before the Arab invasion have their own language and customs.
Israel	5,749,760	7,876	730	17%	14%	Israel is a homeland to Jewish people who have lived as minorities in other lands until 1948.
Afghanistan	25,824,882	251,825	103	12%	100%	Travel is very difficult through this very mountainous nation.
Iraq	22,427,150	167,975	134	12%	97%	Iraq is ruled by Saddam Hussein, who used his oil wealth to build a huge army, but was soundly defeated by a coalition of nation in a 1990 war. Iraq includes the land once known as Mesopotamia
Iran	65,179,752	632,457	103	8%	99%	Iran has been ruled by Muslim clerics since 1980. Iranians are Muslims, but they are not Arabs. Iranians speak Farsi.
Yemen	16,942,230	205,356	83	6%	95%	Military officers control Yemen. It’s most famous export is rich-tasting coffee called mocha.
Oman	2,446,645	118,150	21	5%	75%	Oil has made this sultanate a rich nation.
Jordan	4,561,147	34,342	133	4%	92%	Jordan is an Arab and Muslim nation, but Jordan’s King Hussein signed a peace agreement with Israel in 1994.
Algeria	31,133,486	919,595	34	3%	99%	At one time, Algeria was part of France, but the Algerians asked the French to leave.
Egypt	67,273,906	385,229	175	3%	94%	Almost all of Egypt’s population is concentrated in the Nile River Valley
Bahrain	629,090	268	2347	2%	100%	Bahrain was one of the first Persian Gulf nations to produce oil, but the 1970s largely used up its reserves.
Libya	4,992,838	678,400	7	2%	97%	Libya has been controlled by Muammar al-Qaddaffi since 1967. It is a strict Muslim nation where gambling and eating pork are forbidden.
Saudi Arabia	21,504,613	865,000	25	1%	100%	Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the Saud family. It has the largest oil reserves in the world.
Kuwait	1,991,115	6,880	289	0%	85%	The United States declared war on Iraq after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein attempted to “annex” or take over Kuwait
Qatar	723,542	4,412	164	0%	95%	Qatar is a tiny nation that has used its oil wealth to create a diversified economy. It is a center of banking in the Arab world.
United Arab Emirates	2,344,402	32,280	73	0%	96%	Seven small emirates, or Arab kingdoms, combined to form this small nation in 1971

The Middle East and North Africa

To cite this page:
Dowling, Mike., "The Electronic Passport to the nations of the Middle East and North Africa," available from http://www.mrdowling.com/607-nations.html; Internet; updated Saturday, July 28, 2001 .