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Traditional definition of the Middle East Country

Capital

Official languages

population

currency

Government

Bahrain

Manama

Arabic

656,397

Cyprus

Nicosia

Greek, Turkish

792,604

Constitutional monarchy Presidential republic

Egypt

Cairo

Arabic

77,498,000

Iran Iraq

Tehran Baghdad

Persian, Pashto Arabic, Kurdish

71,208,000 31,001,816

Bahraini Dinar Euro, Turkish lira Egyptian pound Iranian Rial Iraqi dinar

Israel

Tel Aviv

Hebrew, Arabic

7,465,000

Jordan

Amman

Arabic

6,407,085

Kuwait

Kuwait City Beirut Muscat Gaza

Arabic

3,100,000

Arabic Arabic Arabic

4,224,000 3,200,000 1,376,289

Lebanese lira Omani Rial Israeli new sheqel

Ramallah

Arabic

2,500,0005

Israeli new sheqel

Doha

Arabic

793,341

Qatari Riyal

Lebanon Oman Gaza Strip ((not fully sovereign)) West Bank ((not fully)) sovereign Qatar

Israeli new sheqel Jordanian dinar Kuwaiti dinar

Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey

Riyadh

Arabic

23,513,330

Riyal

Damascus Ankara

Arabic Turkish

22,505,000 73,914,000

Syrian pound Turkish lira

United Arab Emirates Yemen

Abu Dhabi Sana’a

Arabic

5,432,746

UAE dirham

Arabic

18,701,257

Yemeni Rial

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Presidential republic Islamic republic Parliamentary republic Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy Republic Absolute monarchy Autonomous republic Palestinian National Authority Hamas Autonomous republic Palestinian National Authority Fatah Constitutional monarchy Absolute monarchy Presidential republic Parliamentary democracy Federal Constitutional monarchy Semi-presidential republic

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Part 2

Traditional definition of the Middle East Countr y

Currency

Flag

Bahrain

Cyprus

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

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Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Gaza Strip (not fully sovereig n) West Bank ((not fully sovereig n Qatar

Saudi Arabia

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United Arab Emirates

Yemen

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