General Data
| Country, with flag | Area (km²) |
Population (2010) |
Density (per km²) |
Capital | Nominal GDP (2010) |
Per capita (2010) |
Currency | Government | Official languages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolia: | ||||||||||
| Turkey1 | 783,562 | 73,722,988 | 94.1 | Ankara | $741.85 billion | $10,399 | Turkish lira | Parliamentary republic | Turkish | |
| Arabian Peninsula: | ||||||||||
| Bahrain | 665 | 1,234,596 | 1,646.1 | Manama | $22.66 billion | $20,475 | Bahraini dinar | Constitutional monarchy | Arabic | |
| Kuwait | 17,820 | 3,566,437 | 167.5 | Kuwait City | $131.32 billion | $36,412 | Kuwaiti dinar | Constitutional monarchy | Arabic | |
| Oman | 212,460 | 2,694,094 | 9.2 | Muscat | $55.62 billion | $18,657 | Omani rial | Absolute monarchy | Arabic | |
| Qatar | 11,437 | 1,696,563 | 123.2 | Doha | $129.49 billion | $76,168 | Qatari riyal | Absolute monarchy | Arabic | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,960,582 | 27,136,977 | 12 | Riyadh | $443.69 billion | $16,996 | Saudi riyal | Absolute monarchy | Arabic | |
| United Arab Emirates | 82,880 | 8,264,070 | 97 | Abu Dhabi | $301.88 billion | $59,717 | UAE dirham | Federal Constitutional monarchy | Arabic | |
| Yemen | 527,970 | 23,580,000 | 44.7 | Sana'a | $31.27 billion | $1,282 | Yemeni rial | Presidential republic | Arabic | |
| South Caucasus: | ||||||||||
| Armenia | 29,800 | 3,262,200 | 108.4 | Yerevan | $9.39 billion | $3,032 | Armenian dram | Presidential republic | Armenian | |
| Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 9,165,000 | 105.8 | Baku | $62.321 billion | $6,832 | Azerbaijani manat | Presidential republic | Azerbaijani | |
| Georgia | 69,700 | 4,636,400 | 68.1 | Tbilisi | $14.67 billion | $3,210 | Georgian lari | Semi-presidential republic | Georgian | |
| Fertile Crescent: | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 438,317 | 31,672,000 | 73.5 | Baghdad | $82.15 billion | $2,564 | Iraqi dinar | Parliamentary republic | Arabic, Kurdish | |
| Israel | 20,770 | 7,653,600 | 365.3 | Jerusalem3 | $213.15 billion | $28,686 | Israeli new shekel | Parliamentary republic | Arabic, Hebrew | |
| Jordan | 92,300 | 6,318,677 | 68.4 | Amman | $27.53 billion | $4,500 | Jordanian dinar | Constitutional monarchy | Arabic | |
| Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,228,000 | 404 | Beirut | $39.25 billion | $10,044 | Lebanese pound | Parliamentary republic | Arabic | |
| Palestine | 6,220 | 4,260,636 | 667 | Jerusalem3 | $6.6 billion | $1,600 | dinar, shekel | Presidential republic | Arabic | |
| Syria | 185,180 | 23,695,000 | 118.3 | Damascus | $59.33 billion | $2,877 | Syrian pound | Presidential republic | Arabic | |
| Iranian Plateau: | ||||||||||
| Iran | 1,648,195 | 78,868,711 | 45 | Tehran | $357.22 billion | $4,741 | Iranian rial | Islamic republic | Persian | |
| Mediterranean Sea: | ||||||||||
| Cyprus | 9,250 | 1,088,503 | 117 | Nicosia | $23.17 billion | $28,237 | Euro | Presidential republic | Greek, Turkish | |
| Sinai Peninsula: | ||||||||||
| Egypt 2 | 61,000 | 850,000 | 82 | Cairo | $218.47 billion | $2,789 | Egyptian pound | Presidential republic | Arabic | |
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