Middle East and North Africa map
MENA is an English-language acronym referring to the Middle East and North Africa region. An alternative for the same group of countries is WANA (West Asia and North Africa). The term covers an extensive region stretching from Morocco to Iran, including all Mashriq and Maghreb countries. This toponym is roughly synonymous with the term the Greater Middle East.
The population of the MENA region at its least extent is estimated to be around 381 million people. This constitutes about 6% of the total world population. The MENA acronym is often used in academia, military planning, disaster relief, media planning as a broadcast region, and business writing. Map 1995.
The region of the Middle East and North Africa covers an extensive region, which extends from Morocco to Iran, including all the Mashreq and Maghreb countries of the Middle East. The term is more or less synonymous with the term "Greater Middle East".
The population of the Middle East and North Africa region in its smallest extent is considered to be around 381 million people. This constitutes approximately 6% of the total world population.
List of countries in the Northern Africa and the Middle East with their political seat, national territorial area, number of inhabitants and population density.
| Country | Capital | Area | Population | Density |
| Algeria | Algiers | 2 381 741 km² | 42 200 000 pop. (census 2018) | 15,9/km² |
| Bahrain | Manama | 778.3 km² | 1,425,171 pop. (est 2016) | 1,831.1/km² |
| Egypt | Cairo | 1,010,408 km² | 94,798,827 pop. (census 2017) | 96/km² |
| Iran | Tehran | 1,648.195 km² | 81,672,300 pop. (est. 2018) | 48/km² |
| Iraq | Baghdad | 437,072 km² | 37,202,572 pop. (est. 2016) | 82.7/km² |
| Israel | Jerusalem/Tel Aviv | 20,770-22,072 km² | 8,998,370 pop. (est. 2019) | 408/km² |
| Jordan | Amman | 89,342 km² | 10,171,480 pop. (est. 2018) | 114/km² |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | 17,818 km² | 4,621,638 pop. (est. 2018) | 200.2/km² |
| Lebanon | Beirut | 10,452 km² | 6,006,668 pop. (est. 2016) | 560/km² |
| Libya | Tripoli | 1,759,541 km² | 6,653,210 pop. (est. 2016) | 3.74/km² |
| Morocco | Rabat | 710,850 or 446,550 km² | 35,740,000 pop. (census 2017) | 50.0/km² |
| Oman | Muscat | 309,500 km² | 4,424,762 pop. (est. 2016) | 15/km² |
| Palestine | East Jerusalem/Ramallah | 6,020 km² | 4,816,503 pop. (est. 2016) | 731/km² |
| Qatar | Doha | 11,586 km² | 2 641 669 pop. (est. 2017) | 176/km² |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2 149 690 km² | 32 275 687 pop. (census 2016) | 15.01/km² |
| Syria | Damascus | 185,180 km² | 18,284,407 pop. (est. 2018) | 118.3/km² |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 163,610 km² | 11,434,994 pop. (est. 2017) | 63/km² |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 83 600 km² | 9 575 729 pop. (census 2018) | 114.54/km² |
| Yemen | Sana'a | 527,968 km² | 27,584,213 pop. (est. 2016) | 44.7/km² |
Other countries sometimes counted as part of the Middle East and North Africa: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chad, Djibouti, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Turkey.