Middle East Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Countries and territory == {{Further|List of Middle Eastern countries by population}} === Countries and territory usually considered within the Middle East === Traditionally included within the Middle East are [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]], [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]], [[East Thrace]], [[Egypt]], [[Iran]], the [[Levant]], [[Mesopotamia]], and the [[Socotra Governorate|Socotra Archipelago]]. The region includes 17 UN-recognized countries and one [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]]. {| class ="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !class="unsortable"| [[Armorial of sovereign states|Arms]] !class="unsortable"| [[Gallery of sovereign state flags|Flag]] ! [[List of sovereign states|Country]] ! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) ! [[List of countries and dependencies by population|Population]]<br />(2023)<ref name="IMFOCT2023">{{cite web |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/October/weo-report?c=419,423,469,429,433,436,439,443,446,449,453,456,463,186,466,487,474,&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,LP,&sy=2010&ey=2023&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 |website=IMF |access-date=12 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> ! [[List of countries and dependencies by population density|Density]]<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>) ! [[List of national capitals|Capital]] ! [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Nominal<br />GDP]], {{abbr|bn|billions}} (2023)<ref name="IMFOCT2023" /> ! [[List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita|GDP per capita]] (2023)<ref name="IMFOCT2023" /> ! Currency ! Government ! Official<br />language(s) |- | {{Coat of arms|United Kingdom|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Akrotiri and Dhekelia|size=45px}} | [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] | style="text-align:right;"| 254 | style="text-align:right;"| 18,195 | style="text-align:right;"| 72 | [[Episkopi Cantonment|Episkopi]] | N/A | N/A | [[Euro]] | ''De facto'' [[stratocracy|stratocratic]] [[dependent territory|dependency]] under a [[constitutional monarchy]] | [[English language|English]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Bahrain|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Bahrain|size=45px}} | [[Bahrain]] | style="text-align:right;"| 780 | style="text-align:right;"| 1,581,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 2,027 | [[Manama]] | $44,994 | $28,464 | [[Bahraini dinar]] | [[Constitutional monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Cyprus|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Cyprus|size=45px}} | [[Cyprus]] | style="text-align:right;"| 9,250 | style="text-align:right;"| 921,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 100 | [[Nicosia]] | $32,032 | $34,790 | [[Euro]] | [[Presidential system|Presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Greek language|Greek]],<br />[[Turkish language|Turkish]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Egypt|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Egypt|size=45px}} | [[Egypt]] | style="text-align:right;"| 1,010,407 | style="text-align:right;"| 105,672,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 105 | [[Cairo]] | $398,397 | $3,770 | [[Egyptian pound]] | [[Semi-presidential republic|Semi-presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Seal|Iran|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Iran|size=45px}} | [[Iran]] | style="text-align:right;"| 1,648,195 | style="text-align:right;"| 86,547,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 53 | [[Tehran]] | $366,438 | $4,233 | [[Iranian rial]] | [[Islamic republic]] | [[Persian language|Persian]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Iraq|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Iraq|size=45px}} | [[Iraq]] | style="text-align:right;"| 438,317 | style="text-align:right;"| 43,345,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 99 | [[Baghdad]] | $254,993 | $5,882 | [[Iraqi dinar]] | [[Parliamentary republic]] | [[Arabic]],<br />[[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Israel|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Israel|size=45px}} | [[Israel]] | style="text-align:right;"| 20,770 | style="text-align:right;"| 9,807,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 472 | [[Jerusalem]]{{ref|israel|a}} | $521,688 | $53,195 | [[Israeli new shekel|Israeli shekel]] | [[Parliamentary republic]] | [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Jordan|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Jordan|size=45px}} | [[Jordan]] | style="text-align:right;"| 92,300 | style="text-align:right;"| 10,312,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 112 | [[Amman]] | $50,022 | $4,850 | [[Jordanian dinar]] | [[Constitutional monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Kuwait|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Kuwait|size=45px}} | [[Kuwait]] | style="text-align:right;"| 17,820 | style="text-align:right;"| 4,957,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 278 | [[Kuwait City]] | $159,687 | $32,215 | [[Kuwaiti dinar]] | [[Constitutional monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | | {{flagicon|Lebanon|size=45px}} | [[Lebanon]] | style="text-align:right;"| 10,452 | style="text-align:right;"| 6,633,000 (2022) | style="text-align:right;"| 635 | [[Beirut]] | $21,780 (2022) | $3,283 (2022) | [[Lebanese pound]] | [[Parliamentary republic]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Seal|Oman|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Oman|size=45px}} | [[Oman]] | style="text-align:right;"| 309,500 | style="text-align:right;"| 5,092,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 16 | [[Muscat]] | $108,282 | $21,265 | [[Omani rial]] | [[Absolute monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Palestine|size=30px|text=none|link=State of Palestine}} | {{flagicon|Palestine|size=45px}} | [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] | style="text-align:right;"| 6,220 | style="text-align:right;"| 5,479,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 881 | [[Jerusalem]]<br />[[Ramallah]]{{ref|palestine|a}} | $18,109 (2021) | $3,464 (2021) | [[Israeli new shekel|Israeli shekel]],<br />[[Jordanian dinar]] | [[Semi-presidential republic|Semi-presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Seal|Qatar|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Qatar|size=45px}} | [[Qatar]] | style="text-align:right;"| 11,437 | style="text-align:right;"| 2,873,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 251 | [[Doha]] | $235,500 | $81,968 | [[Qatari riyal]] | [[Absolute monarchy|Constitutional monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Seal|Saudi Arabia|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia|size=45px}} | [[Saudi Arabia]] | style="text-align:right;"| 2,149,690 | style="text-align:right;"| 32,819,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 15 | [[Riyadh]] | $1,069,437 | $32,586 | [[Saudi riyal]] | [[Absolute monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Syria|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Syria|size=45px}} | [[Syria]] | style="text-align:right;"| 185,180 | style="text-align:right;"| 21,393,000 (2010) | style="text-align:right;"| 116 | [[Damascus]] | $60,043 (2010) | $2,806 (2010) | [[Syrian pound]] | [[Presidential system|Presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Arabic]] |- | | {{flagicon|Turkey|size=45px}} | [[Turkey]] | style="text-align:right;"| 783,562 | style="text-align:right;"| 86,268,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 110 | [[Ankara]] | $1,154,600 | $13,383 | [[Turkish lira]] | [[Presidential system|Presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Turkish language|Turkish]] |- | {{Coat of arms|United Arab Emirates|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates|size=45px}} | [[United Arab Emirates]] | style="text-align:right;"| 82,880 | style="text-align:right;"| 10,062,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 121 | [[Abu Dhabi]] | $509,179 | $50,602 | [[Emirati dirham]] | [[Federation|Federal]] [[constitutional monarchy]] | [[Arabic]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Yemen|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagicon|Yemen|size=45px}} | [[Yemen]] | style="text-align:right;"| 527,970 | style="text-align:right;"| 34,071,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 65 | [[Sanaa]]{{ref|sanaa|b}}<br />[[Aden]] <small>(provisional)</small> | $21,045 | $617 | [[Yemeni rial]] | [[Provisional government|Provisional]] [[presidential system|presidential]] [[republic]] | [[Arabic]] |} :<small>a. {{note|israel}}{{note|palestine}}[[Jerusalem]] is the [[Jerusalem Law|proclaimed capital of Israel]], which is [[status of Jerusalem|disputed]], and the actual location of the [[Knesset]], [[Supreme Court of Israel|Israeli Supreme Court]], and other governmental institutions of Israel. [[Ramallah]] is the actual location of the government of Palestine, whereas the proclaimed capital of Palestine is [[East Jerusalem]], which is [[status of Jerusalem|disputed]].</small> :<small>b. {{note|sanaa}}Controlled by the [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] due to the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014โpresent)|ongoing civil war]]. Seat of government moved to Aden.</small> ===Other definitions of the Middle East=== {{Further|Greater Middle East|MENA|Near East}} {{See also|Fertile Crescent|Levant}} Various concepts are often being paralleled to the Middle East, most notably the Near East, [[Fertile Crescent]], and [[Levant]]. The Near East, Fertile Crescent, and Levant are geographical concepts, which refer to large sections of the modern-day Middle East, with the Near East being the closest to the Middle East in its geographical meaning. Due to it primarily being Arabic speaking, the [[Maghreb]] region of North Africa is sometimes included. The countries of the [[South Caucasus]]{{snd}}[[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]{{snd}}are occasionally included in definitions of the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloria-center.org/meria/2000/12/novikova.pdf|title=Armenia and the Middle East|publisher=Middle East Review of International Affairs|date=December 2000|first=Gayane|last=Novikova|access-date=14 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821001515/http://www.gloria-center.org/meria/2000/12/novikova.pdf|archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> "[[Greater Middle East]]" is a [[political geography|political]] term coined by the [[presidency of George W. Bush|second Bush administration]] in the first decade of the 21st century,<ref name=haeri>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FC04Ak06.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040407112015/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FC04Ak06.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2004|access-date=21 August 2008|title=Concocting a 'Greater Middle East' brew|work=[[Asia Times]]|date=3 March 2004|first=Safa|last=Haeri}}</ref> to denote various countries, pertaining to the [[Muslim world]], specifically [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Turkey]].<ref>Ottaway, Marina & Carothers, Thomas (29 March 2004), [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1480 The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312061428/http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1480 |date=12 March 2009 }}, Policy Brief, ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', 29, pp. 1โ7</ref> Various [[Central Asia]]n countries are sometimes also included.<ref>[http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm Middle East] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415014006/http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm |date=15 April 2016 }} What Is The Middle East And What Countries Are Part of It? worldatlas.com. 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