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Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of ﺔﻛﻠﻣﻣﻟا درﻷا ﻧ ﯾ ﺔ ﺔﯾﻣﺷﺎﮭﻟا

Motto: “, Country, King”

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language –

Ethnic groups – 98% Arab, 1% Circassian, Chechens, 1% Armenian

Religion – 95% , 4% , 1% , Bahá'í

Government – Unitary parliamentary constitutional

Legislature – Parliament

Independence from the – 11 April 1921

Area 89, 342 km2

Population – 10, 407, 793 (86th) Palestine National Authority Palestine National Authority ﺔطﻠﺳﻟا ﺔﯾﻧﯾطﺳﻠﻔﻟا

Capital & Largest City – Gaza

Official Language – Arabic

Religion – 95% Islam, 4% Christianity, 1% Druze, Bahá'í

Type – Provisional Self- body

Government – Semi-Presidential with a President and Prime

Legislature – Legislative Council

Autonomy from Israeli Administration – 13 September 1993

Currency – Egyptian Pound, Israeli new Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar

Population – 5.052 million Syrian Arab ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟا ﺔﯾﺑرﻌﻟا ﺔﯾروﺳﻟا ﺔﯾﺑرﻌﻟا ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟا

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Ethnic groups – Syrian , Arameans, Kurds, Turkomans, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians, Greeks

Religion – 87% Islam, 10% Christianity, 3% Druzism

Government – Unitary dominant- party semi-presidential Ba’athist Republic

Legislature – ’s Council

Establishment – Arab Kingdom of Syria – 8 March 1920 of Syria under French mandate – 1 December 1924

Area 185, 180 km2

Population – 17, 007, 135 (67th)

Currency – Syrian Pound Labanese Republic ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟ ا ﻟ ﻠ ﺑ ﻧ ﺎ ﻧ ﺔﯾ ﺔرﮭﺟ

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic Local vernacular –

Religion – 61.1% Muslim,33.7% Christianity, 5.2% Druze

Government – Unitary confessionalist

Legislature – Parliament

Establishment – Great Lebanon – 1 September 1920 Constitution – 23 May 1926

Area 10, 452 km2

Population – 6, 859, 408 (112th)

Currency – Lebanese Pound Kingdom of Morocco ﺔﻛﻠﻣﻣﻟا ﺔﯾﺑرﻐﻣﻟا ﺔﻛﻠﻣﻣﻟا Motto: “God, Homeland, King”

Capital – Largest City –

Official Languages – Arabic, Berber Foreign Languages – French, English, Spanish

Ethnic groups – 99% Arab-Berber

Religion –

Government – Unitary parliamentary

Legislature – Parliament

Establishment – Idrisid – 788

Area 710, 850 km2

Population – 35, 581, 294 (86th) of Mauritania ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟا ﯾﻣﻼﺳﻹا ﺔ ﺔﯾﻧﺎﺗﯾروﻣﻟا Motto: “Honor, Fraternity, ”

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, Malinke, French

Ethnic groups – 40% Haratin, 30% Arab-Berber, 30% Halpulaar, Fulani, Mande, & Wolof

Religion – Islam

Government – Unitary Semi- presidential Islamic republic

Legislature –

Independence from – 28 November 1960

Area 1, 030, 000 km2

Population – 4, 403, 313

Currency – Ouguiya People’s of Algeria ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟا ﺔﯾرﺋازﺟﻟا ﺔﯾطارﻘﻣﯾدﻟا ﺔﯾﺑﻌﺷﻟا Motto: “By the people and for the people”

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic, Berber, French

Ethnic groups – 99% Arab-Berber

Religion – 99% Islam

Government – Unitary semi- presidential constitutional republic

Legislature – Parliament

Formation – Al Jazair – 1515

Area 2, 381, 741 km2

Population – 43, 000, 000 (32nd)

Currency – Dinar Republic of Tunisia ﺔﯾروﮭﻣﺟﻟا ﺔﯾﺳﻧوﺗﻟا Motto: “Freedom, Dignity, Justice, and order”

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Ethnic groups – 98% Arab-Berber, 1% European, 1% Jewish

Religion – Islam

Government – Unitary semi- presidential republic

Legislature – Assembly of the Representatives of the People

Formation Husainid Dynasty – 15 July 1705

Area 163, 610 km2

Population – 11, 722, 038 (78th) State of Libya ود ﻟ ﺔ ﺎﯾﺑﯾﻟ

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic Spoken Languages – Italian, Teda

Ethnic groups – 97% Arab-Berber, 3% Others

Religion – Islam

Government – Unitary

Legislature –

Independence from – 10 February 1947

Area 1, 759, 541 km2

Population – 6, 653, 210 (108th) Republic of the Sudan ﻣﺟ روﮭ ﯾ ﺔ نادوﺳﻟا Motto: “Victory is ours”

Capital – Largest City – Omdurman

Official Language – Arabic, English

Religion – 97% Islam, 2% Christianity, 1% Other

Government – Federal parliamentary republic under a provisional government

Legislature – Transitional Legislative Council

Formation – Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Colonization 1899

Area 1, 886, 068 km2

Population – 41, 592, 539 (86th) of Somalia ﻣﺟ روﮭ ﯾ ﺔ لﺎﻣوﺻﻟا ﺎﺣﺗﻻا د ﯾ ﺔ ﺣﻻ

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Somali, Arabic Foreign language – English, Italian

Religion – Islam

Government – Federal Parliamentary Republic

Legislature – Federal Parliament

Foramtion Land of Punt – 2500 BCE Proto-Somali – 1200 BCE

Area 637, 657 km2

Population – 11, 031, 386 (76th)

Currency – Somali Shilling Arab Republic of Egypt روﮭﻣﺟ ﯾ ﺔ رﺻﻣ ﺔﯾﺑرﻌﻟا

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Religion – Islam, Christianity,

Government – Unitary semi- presidential republic

Legislature – House of Representatives

Establishment – Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt c. 3150 BC Independence from United Kingdom – 28 Feb 1922

Area 1, 010, 480 km2

Population – 100, 075, 480 (13th)

Currency – Egyptian Pound Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ٱ ْﻟ َﻣ ْﻣﻠَ َﻛﺔ ٱ ْﻟﻌَ َر ِﺑﯾﱠﺔ ٱﻟ ﱠﺳﻌُ ْو ِدﯾﱠﺔ

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Religion – Sunni Islam ()

Government – Unitary Islamic monarchy

Legislature – None

Establishment Kingdom founded 23 September 1932

Area 2, 149, 690 km2

Population – 34, 218, 169 (40th)

Curency – Saudi Riyal Republic of Yemen اَ ْﻟ ُﺟ ْﻣ ُﮭو ِرﯾﱠﺔُ ٱ ْﻟﯾَ َﻣ ِﻧﯾﱠﺔُ Motto: “God, Country, Revolution, Unity”

Capital & Largest City – Sana’a

Official Language – Arabic

Ethnic groups – 92.8% Arab, 3.7% Somalis, 1.1% Afro-Arab, 1% Indo- Pakistani, 1.4% Other

Religion – Islam

Government – Unitary Presidential Constitutional republic

Legislature – Parliament

Establishment: 30 October 1918

Area 527, 968 km2

Population – 28, 498, 683 (48th) Sultanate of Oman ﺳﻠطﻧﺔ ﻋُﻣﺎن

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Religion – Islam (Ibadi)

Government – Unitary parliamentary

Legislature – Parliament

Establishment The Azd tribe migration – 130 Al-Julanda - 629

Area 309, 500 km2

Population – 4, 829, 473 (125th)

Currency - Rial State of Qatar ود ﻟ ﺔ رطﻗ

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic Common language - English

Ethnic groups – 11.6% Qatari, 88.4% non-Qatari

Religion – Islam

Government – Hereditary monarchy

Legislature – Consultative Assembly

Establishment – Qatar – 18 December 1878

Area 11, 581 km2

Population – 2, 641, 669 140th)

Currency – Riyal Kingdom of Bahrain ﻣﻣ ﻠ ﺔﻛ نﯾرﺣﺑﻟا

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic, English

Ethnic groups – 50.7% Arab, (46% Bahraini people, 4.7% Other Arabs), 45.5% Asian, 1% European

Religion – Islam

Government – Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Legislature – National Assembly

Independence from the United Kingdom – 14 August 1971

Area 780 km2

Population – 1, 569, 446 (149th) State of Kuwait ود ﻟ ﺔ تﯾوﻛﻟا

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic

Ethnic groups –40.4% Asian, 30.4% Kuwaiti, 27.3% Other Arabs, 1% African, .4% European, .5% Other

Religion – 74.4% Islam (Official), 18.2% Christianity, 7.5% Other

Government – Unitary constitutional monarchy

Legislature – National Assembly

Independence from the Emirate of Al Hasa – 1752

Area 17, 818 km2

Population – 4, 621, 638 (128th) Komori رزﺟ رﻣﻘﻟا Islands

Capital & Largest City – Moroni

Official Language – French, Arabic

M, Moheli, Anjouan, Mayotteajor Islands – Grande Comore

Religion – 95% Islam, 4% Christianity, 1% Druze, Bahá'í

Government – President – Assoumani

Independence from the United Kingdom – 11 April 1921

Area 2, 034 km2

Highest elevation – 2, 361 m

Population – 1, 008, 246 (86th) Republic of Iraq ﻣﺟ روﮭ ﯾ ﺔ قارﻌﻟا Motto: “God is the Greatest”

Capital & Largest City –

Official Language – Arabic – Kirdish, Mandaic, Shabaki, Persian Other languages – Turkish, Assyrian, Armenian

Religion – 98% Islam (Inc Shia and Sunni), 1% Christianity

Government – Federal parliamentary constitutional republic

Legislature – Council of Representatives

Independence from the United Kingdom – 3 October 1932

Area 437, 072 km2

Population – 38, 433, 600 (36th) Republic of Djibouti ﻣﺟ روﮭ ﯾ ﺔ ﯾﺟ ﻲﺗوﺑﯾ Motto: “Unity, Equality, ”

Capital & Largest City – Djibouti

Official Language – French, Arabic, Somali, Afar

Ethnic groups – 60% Somalis, 35% Afar, 5% Other Arab

Religion – Sunni Islam

Government – Unitary dominant- party presidential republic authoritarian

Legislature – National Assembly

Independence from France 27 June 1977

Area 23, 200 km2

Population – 884, 017 (168th) United تارﺎﻣﻹا ا ﺑرﻌﻟ ﺔﯾ ا ةدﺣﺗﻣﻟا ﯾﺑﻌ اﺎﻹ Arab Emirates Capital – Largest City – Dubai

Official Language – Arabic

Ethnic groups – 11.6% Emirati, 59.4% South Asian, 10.2% Egyptian, 6% Filipino, 12.8% Others

Religion – Islam

Government – Federal elective constitutional monarchy

Legislature – Federal National Council

Independence from the United Kingdom and the Trucial States – 1708, 1727, 1761

Area 83, 600 km2

Population – 9, 599, 353 (92nd)