Middle East Map
The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey (both Asian and European), and Egypt (which is mostly in North Africa), it is approximately equivalent to the southwest of Asia, reason why it is often confused with the expression Near East or Western Asia.
This area is home to several cultural and ethnic groups, including Persian, Turkish, Arab, Kurdish and Jewish culture. The three main language groups are Iranian, Turkish and Semitic (including Arabic, Amharic and Hebrew). The definition of the Middle East, both established in reference books and commonly used, defines the region as "the nations of Southwest Asia, from Iran to Egypt". As a result, Egypt, with its Sinai Peninsula in Asia, is usually considered part of the Middle East. Map 2008.
The Middle East area includes at least the Fertile Crescent (Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon), the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait) and the valley. of the Nile (Egypt). The Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are sometimes added (from the definition inherited from the British Empire). The United States does not hesitate to include the Maghreb States (Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya), as shown by the "Greater Middle East" expression.
Most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have vast reserves of crude oil, with monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula in particular benefiting economically from petroleum exports.
List of countries of the Middle East with their political seat, national territorial area, number of inhabitants and population density.
| Country | Capital | Area | Population | Density |
| Bahrain | Manama | 778.3 km² | 1,425,171 pop. (est 2016) | 1,831.1/km² |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | 9 251 km² | 1 201 356 pop. (census 2018) | 120.70/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 |
| 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 |
| Turkey | Ankara | 783,356 km² | 82,003,882 pop. (est. 2018) | 105/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 |