Want to get up to speed on what's happening in the Middle East, but not sure where to begin? Here's the 411 of Middle Eastern countries by population, wealth, power players, religion, and recent alliances! Keep your eyes on the Middle East because 2016 will prove to be a tumultuous year.

1. The Middle East in a
Nutshell

2. The Countries by
population

3. Largest Countries by Population
1.) Egypt
2.) Iran
3.) Turkey
4.) Iraq
5.) Saudi Arabia

4. Smallest Countries by Population
1.) Cyprus
2.) Bahrain
3.) Qatar
4.) Kuwait
5.) Oman

5. M.E. Country Population
Millions
M.E. Country Population
Millions
Cyprus 1.15 Bahrain 1.36
Qatar 2.17 Kuwait 3.75
Oman 4.24 Lebanon 4.55
Jordan 6.61 Israel 8.22
UAE 9.09 Syria 22.16
Yemen 24.41 Saudi Arabia 30.89
Iraq 34.81 Turkey 75.93
Iran 78.14 Egypt 82.06

6. The Wealthiest

7. 5 Riches Middle Eastern Countries
1.) Qatar
2.) Kuwait
3.) UAE
4.) Israel
5.) Bahrain

8. 5 Poorest Middle Eastern Countries
1.) Yemen
2.) Syria
3.) Egypt
4.) Iran
5.) Jordan

9. Country GDP per capita Country GDP per capita
Qatar $97,518.61 Kuwait $48,926
UAE $44,204 Israel $37,031
Bahrain $24,868 Cyprus $27,194
Saudi Arabia $24,160 Oman $19,309
Turkey $10,529 Lebanon $10,057
Iraq $6,334 Jordan $5,422
Iran $5,315 Egypt $3,314
Syria $2,079 Yemen $1,473
Source: World Bank

10. Qatar isn’t just the richest country in
the Middle East, but it is the richest
country in the world. It’s economy is
backed by the world’s 3rd largest natural
gas reserves & oil reserves in excess of
25 billion barrels.

11. Who’s Who

12. Qatar
Emir: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Deputy Emir: Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani
Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani

13. Kuwait
Emir: Sabah Ahmad al-Sabah
Crown Prince: Nawaf Ahmad al-Sabah
Prime Minister: Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah

14. UAEPresident: Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan
Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum

15. Israel
President: Reuven Rivlin
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu

16. Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Bahrain
King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

17. Cyprus
President: Nicos Anastasiades
** only Middle Eastern country
that is part of the E.U.

18. Turkish
Republic
of
North
Cyprus
President: Mustafa Akıncı
Prime Minister: Ömer Kalyoncu
** N. Cyprus is only recognized by Turkey

19. Crown Prince: Mohammad bin Nayef
Saudi
Arabia
King: Salman bin Abdulaziz
Deputy Crown Prince: Mohammad bin
Salman

20. OmanSultan: Qaboos bin Said al Said
Deputy Prime Minister: Fahd bin
Mahmoud al Said

21. Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu
Turkey
President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Speaker of the Parliament:
İsmail Kahraman

22. Lebanon
President & Prime Minister:
Tammam Salam
Speaker of the Parliament:
Nabih Berri

23. IraqPresident : Fuad Masum Prime Minister:
Haider al-Abadi

24. Jordan
King: Abdullah II
Prime Minister:
Abdullah Ensour

25. Iran
Supreme Leader:
Ali Khamenei
President:
Hassan Rouhani

26. Egypt
President:
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister:
Sherif Ismail

27. Syria
President:
Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister:
Wael Nader al-Halqi

28. Yemen
President:
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime Minister:
Khaled Bahah
President of the Revolution:
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi

29. Religion

30. Bahrain
Sunni Rulers
North Cyprus
Syria
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Sunni Countries in the Middle East
Jordan
Qatar- strict Salafi
branch
Turkey
Kuwait
UAE

31. Iran
Iraq
Bahrain
(citizens)
Shi’ite Countries in the middle east

32. Israel
77% Jewish
Cyprus
Greek Orthodox
Lebanon
Sunni, Shia, Christian
Oman
Ibadi School of Islam
Yemen
Zaidi Islam
Other Religious Affiliations

33. Alliances

34. The Arab
League
backs Saudi
Arabia
against
hostile Iran!

35. The Islamic Military Alliance
includes the countries of:
Egypt Jordan UAE Pakistan Bahrain
Bangladesh Benin Chad Togo Tunisia
Turkey Djibouti Senegal Sudan Sierra
Leone
Somalia Gabon Guinea The PNA Comoros
Qatar Ivory Coast Kuwait Lebanon Libya
Maldives Morocco Mauritania Niger Nigeria
Yemen

36. Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition against
shi’ite Houthi rebels in Yemen
Sudan Bahrain
Egypt Jordan
Kuwait Qatar
Morocco The UAE
Operation Decisive Storm

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