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Middle East Statistics at a Glance

Geography and Population

Country

Area KM2

Population

Percent
Arable

Population
Density

Algeria

2,380,000

29,830,370

3

12.5

Bahrain

660

604,000

2

915.2

Egypt

1,000,000

65,000,000

3

65.0

Iran

1,650,000

67,500,000

0

40.9

Iraq

434,000

22,300,000

12

51.4

Israel

20,700

6,154,000

17

297.3

Jordan

98,000

4,500,000

4

45.9

Kuwait

17,800

2,100,000

0

118.0

Lebanon

10,452

3,900,000

21

373.1

Libya

1,760,000

5,700,000

2

3.2

Morrocco

446,550

31,000,000

18

69.4

Oman

212,000

2,300,000

2

10.8

Palestine

6,275

3,020,000

?

481.3

Saudi Arabia

2,240,000

20,100,000

1

9.0

Sudan

2,510,000

33,000,000

5

13.1

Syria

185,000

16,200,000

28

87.6

Tunisia

164,000

8,900,000

20

54.3

Turkey

780,000

62,000,000

30

79.5

UAE

78,000

2,262,309

0

29.0

Yemen

527,970

14,000,000

6

26.5

 

Sources: Oriental Encyclopedia, 1999 World Almanac & Book of Facts, IMF, Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics Passia,

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.

 

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