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that comes from the south and southeast. It is seasonal, lasting from April to early June, and comes again between late September and November. The winds are dry and dusty, with occasional gusts up to 80 kilometres per hour (50 miles per hour) and often kick up violent sand and dust storms that can
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is a summer northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states (including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. This weather effect occurs anywhere from once to several times a year.
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The population of West Asia was estimated at 272 million as of 2008, projected to reach 370 million by 2030 by Maddison (2007; the estimate excludes the Caucasus and Cyprus). This corresponds to an annual growth rate of 1.4% (or a
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carry sand a few thousand meters high, and can close down airports for short periods of time. These winds can last for a full day at the beginning and end of the season, and for several days during the middle of the season. The
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The UNSD notes that the "assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is merely for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or
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West Asia covers an area of 5,994,935 km (2,314,657 sq mi), with a population of about 313 million. Of the 20 UN member countries fully or partly within the region, 13 are part of the
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National members of West Asian sports governing bodies are limited to Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The
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Worldwide, they number 1 million or so, with about 45 to 50 percent in Syria, 35 to 40 percent in Lebanon, and less than 10 percent in Israel. Recently there has been a growing Druze diaspora.
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Worldwide, they number 1 million or so, with about 45 to 50 percent in Syria, 35 to 40 percent in Lebanon, and less than 10 percent in Israel. Recently there has been a growing Druze diaspora.
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The Modern World: Civilizations of Africa, Civilizations of Europe, Civilizations of the Americas, Civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
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capital under the position that Jerusalem's status is pending future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In practice, therefore, most maintain their embassies in
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The Middle East still stands at the heart of the Christian world. After all, it is the birthplace, and the death place, of Christ, and the cradle of the Christian tradition.
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is used pragmatically and has no "correct" or generally accepted definition. Its typical definitions overlap substantially, but not entirely, with definitions of the terms
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numbering more than 3 million in West Asia. There are also large populations of expatriate workers which include sizeable Christian communities living in the
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of West Asia is diverse and the region experiences high economic growth. Turkey has the largest economy in the region, followed by
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Physical Conditions in Eastern Europe, Western Asia and Egypt Before the Period of Agricultural and Urban Settlement
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Faith or Druzism originated in West Asia. It is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of figures like
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invasions beginning with the Islamic conquests of the 7th century AD, which displaced the formerly dominant
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are contested by athletes representing these 13 countries. Among the region's sports organisations are the
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are located in Iran, in areas along its border with Iraq. The Central Plateau of Iran is divided into two
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capital by the location of the presidential residence, government offices, supreme court and parliament (
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A government census published earlier this year indicated there were a mere 8,756 Jews left in Iran
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The Middle East is the cradle of the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Ramallah is the actual location of the government, whereas the proclaimed capital of Palestine is
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regulates the championships related to billiards and snooker, amongst which an annual tournament.
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respectively are the predominant religions, and there are still different ancient communities of
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IPCC Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability
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An Introduction to Middle East Politics: Continuity, Change, Conflict and Co-operation
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is the largest religion in West Asia, but other faiths that originated there, such as
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Data for "15 West Asian countries", from Maddison (2003, 2007).Angus Maddison, 2003,
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of 0.9% (doubling time 75 years). The population of West Asia is estimated at 4% of
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Preliminary Definition of Geophysical Regions for the Middle East and North Africa
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pilgrims celebrating the Yazidi new year festival at the ancient holy temple of
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both remain present in their respective territories as minority languages.
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Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG / GCC)
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is a small range of mountains located in northeastern Oman, bordering the
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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East
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people worldwide is around one million, with about 45% to 50% living in
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to large portions of West Asia. In Saudi Arabia, two large aquifers of
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lies to its east. Twelve seas surround the region (clockwise): the
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was founded in 2001 and is one of the regional federations of the
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization Vienna (UNIDO)
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation
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are a problem in many parts of West Asia, with rapidly growing
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plates. The boundaries between the tectonic plates make up the
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Significant native minorities include, in alphabetical order:
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The Geographical System of Herodotus Examined and Explained
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World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
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The area and population figures for Egypt only include the
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West Asia contains large areas of mountainous terrain. The
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World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
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Zone 9 except Armenia, Cyprus (Zone 3) & Sinai (Zone 2)
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Sweeney, Jerry J.; Walter, William R. (December 1, 1998).
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in the regional economy, as more than half of the world's
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To the northwest and north, the region is delimited from
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bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
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A treatise on the comparative geography of western Asia
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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regulates the championships and leagues in the region.
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in Turkey rises to 5,137 m (16,854 ft). The
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia
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There are also important minority religions like the
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threaten water supplies. Major rivers, including the
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International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2015
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Tauris. p. 9. 6110:Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics 5734:Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics 4950:"World Population prospects – Population division" 2292:, each with around 79 million people, followed by 1785:The region is surrounded by eight major seas; the 1646:United Nations Industrial Development Organization 5976:"BBC News – Guide: Christians in the Middle East" 9663: 6193:("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). 5929:"History of Christians and Christianity in Iran" 5484: 5482: 5458:The Chronology of Ancient Western Asia and Egypt 4888:capital as its government branches are based in 8846:Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows 5058:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA 4977: 4975: 2590:. There are still large ancient communities of 2095:There are two wind phenomena in West Asia: the 1763:Use of the term in the context of contemporary 1544:. The most populous countries in West Asia are 7312:Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) 7287:Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 6267: 5691: 5515: 5513: 2539:(i.e. the two largest religions in the world: 2284:The most populous countries in the region are 8841:Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests 7658: 6311: 5761:"Religious Composition by Country, 2010–2050" 5582:. New Delhi: Anmol Publications. p. 20. 5497: 5479: 5434:A compend of history, from the earliest times 5222:. Development Centre Studies. Paris, France: 4944: 4942: 4896:do not recognize Jerusalem as either state's 4747:West Asian Billiards & Snooker Federation 4410:West Asian Billiards & Snooker Federation 1771:appears to date from at least the mid-1960s. 57:5,994,935 km (2,314,657 sq mi) 5871:. Rowman & Littlefield. p. XLVIII. 5575: 5502:. NASA, Johnson Space Center. Archived from 4972: 4904:and its suburbs, or else in suburbs such as 4849: 4847: 4727:List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia 2379:in the second half of the 20th century, and 6180: 5612:"Region #4 — Red Sea Continental Rift Zone" 5510: 5158: 3943: 1680:West Asian Billiards and Snooker Federation 7665: 7651: 6318: 6304: 4939: 45: 6138:The Other Kurds: Yazidis in Colonial Iraq 5540: 4873:). Jerusalem is the State of Palestine's 4844: 2800:Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in 1964:mountains and areas west to the Red Sea. 1832:, to the southwest, it is delimited from 7307:Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 5920: 5813: 5667:The World Economy: Historical Statistics 5219:The World Economy: Historical Statistics 5212: 5100: 2307:Numerically, West Asia is predominantly 2300:with around 33 million people each, and 2014: 1999: 1637:The World Economy: Historical Statistics 1374:Area and population figures include the 7337:Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 7297:Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 6135: 6129: 6107: 6049:"Ethnic composition of Azerbaijan 2009" 6041: 6003:Jews, Antisemitism, and the Middle East 5866: 5731: 2857:festival at the tomb of the prophet in 14: 9664: 6274:Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities 6154: 6000: 5841: 5548:"Chapter 7: Middle East and Arid Asia" 4419:have been held in 1997, 2002 and 2005. 1382:urban areas of the world by population 7646: 6299: 6051:. Pop-stat.mashke.org. 7 April 1971. 5926: 5094: 5012: 5010: 5008: 5006: 4878: 2919:and around 40 percent of the world's 1892:converge on West Asia, including the 1752:, especially as a shorthand for "the 9209:Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert 6055:from the original on 7 February 2012 5474:The Tobacco Industry of Western Asia 4960:from the original on 5 February 2019 2210:, located on the border between the 2068:increasing demands for water, while 1581:United Nations Environment Programme 8484:Northern Triangle temperate forests 7672: 6085:from the original on 19 August 2014 5697: 5648:"ASTER Image Gallery: The Dead Sea" 5576:Bahl, Taru; M H Syed, eds. (2003). 5177: 2929: 24: 7292:Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC) 6291: 5705:"Who are the Chaldean Christians?" 5183: 5003: 4819:, which is not a part of Anatolia. 1939: 1883: 1871:naturally delimit the region from 1720:Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire 1653:United Nations Statistics Division 25: 9693: 6325: 6162:"World Population Prospects 2022" 5927:Price, Massoume (December 2002). 5579:Encyclopaedia of the Muslim World 5159:Environment, U. N. (2023-04-12). 5018:"World Economic Outlook Database" 2817:Cathedral of Saint Elijah, Aleppo 1577:Food and Agriculture Organization 5190:National Geographic Style Manual 4815:The figures for Turkey includes 4784: 4772: 4742:West Asia Basketball Association 4455: 4439:West Asia Basketball Association 4299: 4238: 4184: 4127: 4067: 4007: 3945: 3894: 3844: 3794: 3740: 3672: 3619: 3569: 3516: 3458: 3377: 3324: 3274: 3224: 3174: 3124: 3074: 3014: 2865: 2843: 2824: 2809: 2793: 2775: 2751: 2375:became the dominant language in 2264:Ethnic groups in the Middle East 1960:origins are located beneath the 1848:. The region is located east of 1676:West Asia Basketball Association 1405:. As defined by most academics, 1330: 1318: 1306: 1294: 1282: 1270: 1258: 1246: 1234: 1222: 605: 583: 568: 553: 523: 510: 492: 479: 466: 453: 440: 427: 414: 401: 388: 375: 362: 349: 331: 313: 300: 287: 269: 256: 119: 118: 34:Subregion of the Asian continent 7282:Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) 6268:Laing-Marshall, Andrea (2005). 6233: 6209: 6101: 6067: 6027:"How many Jews live in Turkey?" 6019: 5994: 5968: 5947: 5860: 5835: 5807: 5782: 5753: 5725: 5658: 5640: 5603: 5569: 5522: 5491: 5467: 5450: 5426: 5413: 5396: 5383: 5354: 5340: 5315: 5290: 5256: 5206: 4831: 4822: 4809: 4371:and the actual location of the 2656:is the predominant religion in 2642:numbering more than 3 million. 2304:with around 29 million people. 2258:Demographics of the Middle East 2251: 1928:and Anatolian plate in eastern 1924:, and the boundary between the 1445:. The region is separated from 1401:, is the westernmost region of 8009:Mongolian–Manchurian grassland 7812:Mongolian–Manchurian grassland 7322:Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) 7302:Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 5767:. 2 April 2015. Archived from 5152: 5128: 5070: 5046: 5029: 5026:Outlook Database, October 2020 4908:outside Jerusalem proper. See 4757:West Asian Football Federation 4424:West Asian Football Federation 4383:status, most embassies are in 2711:, and less than 10% living in 2202:with areas located well below 1684:West Asian Football Federation 13: 1: 8836:Meghalaya subtropical forests 5300:. Millenniumindicators.un.org 4797: 2744: 2563:, are also well represented. 2509: Other religions (0.25%) 2453:Religion in West Asia (2020) 2273:of 50 years), well above the 2178:areas extend north along the 2126: 2020:Köppen climate classification 1992:rivers contribute very well. 1708:History of the Ottoman Empire 1602: 1535:southern part of the Caucasus 1473:lies to its northeast, while 6535:Middle East and North Africa 5790:"Middle East (region, Asia)" 4932: 4752:West Asian Tennis Federation 4737:West Asian Basketball League 4403:West Asian Tennis Federation 4369:proclaimed capital of Israel 2853:dignitaries celebrating the 1774: 1688:West Asian Tennis Federation 100:$ 3.383 trillion (2019) 92:$ 9.063 trillion (2019) 7: 9021:Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6913:Northern and southern China 5814:MacQueen, Benjamin (2013). 5194:National Geographic Society 4709: 2926:are located in the region. 2551:) originated in West Asia. 2445: 1828:and drainage divide of the 10: 9698: 6261: 6112:. Routledge. p. 109. 6005:. Routledge. p. 173. 5846:. Routledge. p. 552. 5736:. Routledge. p. 109. 5456:e.g. Petrus Van Der Meer, 5362:"WAFF Member Associations" 4983:"Overall total population" 4390:British Overseas Territory 4287: 4277:Semi-presidential republic 4115: 4055: 3728: 3446: 3062: 3002: 2895:Economy of the Middle East 2892: 2888: 2261: 2255: 2135:is sandwiched between the 2025: 1995: 1878: 1778: 1700:History of the Middle East 1697: 1693: 26: 9066: 8619: 8451: 8266: 7897: 7684: 7599: 7566: 7509: 7459: 7452: 7428: 7371:Countries by average wage 7366: 7362: 7353: 7274: 7219: 7215: 7206: 7165: 7083: 7023: 6985: 6962: 6932: 6923: 6883: 6803: 6587: 6496: 6487: 6447:Countries and territories 6420: 6416: 6407: 6382: 6346: 6337: 6108:C. Held, Colbert (2008). 5732:C. Held, Colbert (2008). 5226:(OECD) (published 2003). 4454: 4428:Asian Football Federation 4395: 2600:Middle Eastern Christians 2163:(Great Salt Desert), and 1465:and the watershed of the 1372: 1345: 1209: 1199: 1110: 937: 618: 600: 241: 229: 178: 133: 114: 104: 96: 81: 73: 61: 53: 44: 9135:Greater and Lesser Tunbs 8332:Okhotsk–Manchurian taiga 6589:Intracontinental regions 6498:Transcontinental regions 6136:Fuccaro, Nelida (1999). 6001:Curtis, Michael (2017). 5955:"Christianity in Turkey" 5867:Jenkins, Philip (2020). 5842:Takacs, Sarolta (2015). 5460:, 1955. Karl W. Butzer, 5323:"WABSF Member Countries" 5101:Brummitt, R. K. (2001). 4880:"2003 Amended Basic Law" 4802: 2681:Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad 2159:. The northern basin is 2040:, and can be subject to 1461:by the waterways of the 108:$ 10,793 (2019; nominal) 77:50.1/km (130/sq mi) 27:Not to be confused with 6864:Maritime Southeast Asia 6859:Mainland Southeast Asia 5670:, Vol. 2, OECD, Paris, 5274:Edward Elgar Publishing 5136:"Chapter 21. West Asia" 4172:constitutional monarchy 3882:Constitutional monarchy 3365:constitutional monarchy 3162:Constitutional monarchy 3112:Constitutional monarchy 2855:Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb 2758:Pilgrims in the annual 2707:, 35% to 40% living in 2167:is the southern basin. 2032:West Asia is primarily 1668:Olympic Council of Asia 9682:Geography of West Asia 9392:Anti-Lebanon Mountains 8831:Western Coastal Plains 8819:Eastern Coastal Plains 8545:Philippine Archipelago 8524:Indonesian Archipelago 8172:Central Mountain Range 8095:Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau 7925:Northeastern Japan Arc 7376:Countries by GDP (PPP) 7139:Philippine Archipelago 7110:Indonesian Archipelago 6805:Continental subregions 5916:. 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Archived from 5519:Beaumont (1988), p. 86 5488:Beaumont (1988), p. 22 5348:"The West Asian Games" 4853:Jerusalem is Israel's 4449: 3932:Parliamentary republic 3832:Parliamentary republic 3778:Parliamentary republic 2747:Religions in West Asia 2541:Christianity and Islam 2537:major religious groups 2371:in Anatolia, although 2226:on the surface of the 2084:, provide sources for 2023: 2012: 1906:Azores-Gibraltar Ridge 1657:Eastern European Group 1651:Unlike the UNIDO, the 9270:Eastern Mediterranean 8984:Trans-Karakoram Tract 8510:Greater Sunda Islands 7999:Northeast China Plain 7877:Trans-Karakoram Tract 7709:Greater Middle East 7125:Greater Sunda Islands 7048:Indochinese Peninsula 6197:, Population Division 6168:, Population Division 4925:for more information. 4377:Israeli Supreme Court 4337:Presidential republic 4222:Presidential republic 4135:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 4045:Presidential republic 3607:Presidential republic 3436:presidential republic 3052:Presidential republic 2783:Etchmiadzin Cathedral 2685:Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah 2644:Christian communities 2256:Further information: 2182:coast and north into 2018: 2003: 1716:Treaty of Turkmenchay 1670:'s multi-sport event 1617:Eastern Mediterranean 1457:, and separated from 613:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 8866:Little Rann of Kutch 8515:Lesser Sunda Islands 7967:Greater Central Asia 7920:Japanese Archipelago 7130:Lesser Sunda Islands 7093:Japanese Archipelago 6972:Arabian subcontinent 6716:Greater Central Asia 6440:urban agglomerations 6081:. 28 November 2012. 5933:Christianity in Iran 5680:Statistical Appendix 5628:on November 27, 2007 5389:e.g. James Rennell, 4430:. They organize the 3332:United Arab Emirates 2238:United Arab Emirates 1922:East Anatolian Fault 518:United Arab Emirates 110:$ 28,918 (2019; PPP) 65:313,450,000 (2018) ( 9072:(not to be confused 8861:Great Rann of Kutch 8814:Indo-Gangetic Plain 8809:Indus Valley Desert 8678:Indian subcontinent 8500:Peninsular Malaysia 8347:Kamchatka Peninsula 7930:Sakhalin Island Arc 7224:Heads of government 7033:Anatolian Peninsula 6977:Indian subcontinent 6818:Soviet Central Asia 6597:Anatolia/Asia Minor 6531:Greater Middle East 6521:Mediterranean world 6079:The Times of Israel 5818:. SAGE. p. 5. 5692:Laing-Marshall 2005 5500:"The Arabian Plate" 5498:Muehlberger, Bill. 4923:Status of Jerusalem 4722:Cinema of West Asia 2648:played a vital role 1908:, extending across 1867:deserts in eastern 1730:classical antiquity 1626:National Geographic 1533:, and includes the 41: 9498:Absheron Peninsula 9456:Caucasus Mountains 9446:Armenian Highlands 9424:Iranian Azerbaijan 9310:Jordan Rift Valley 8923:High-mountain Asia 8479:Mainland/Indochina 8167:Hamgyong Mountains 8085:Northern Silk Road 8063:Hengduan Mountains 8033:High-mountain Asia 8028:Liaodong Peninsula 7153:Mergui Archipelago 7075:Shandong Peninsula 7070:Liaodong Peninsula 6565:Indian Ocean world 6555:Indo-Mediterranean 6430:metropolitan areas 6390:Military conflicts 6354:Indian Ocean trade 5694:, p. 149–150. 5530:"Land & Water" 5443:2022-11-20 at the 5272:. Cheltenham, UK: 4892:. The UN and most 4882:. 17 February 2008 4877:capital under its 4828:UN observer state. 4379:, etc. Due to its 4093:$ 548.590 billion 3987:Israeli new shekel 3827:Israeli new shekel 3766:$ 216.044 billion 3416:Seat of government 3350:$ 383.799 billion 3300:$ 733.956 billion 3250:$ 192.402 billion 3150:$ 184.540 billion 3040:$ 788.042 billion 2997:Official languages 2592:Eastern Christians 2584:Eastern Christians 2576:Oriental Orthodoxy 2383:(spoken by modern 2024: 2013: 1712:Treaty of Gulistan 1427:Armenian highlands 1380:Among the top 100 625:Official languages 74:Population density 39: 9659: 9658: 9238:Lower Mesopotamia 9233:Upper Mesopotamia 9167:Arabian Peninsula 9103:Mediterranean Sea 9004:Laccadive Islands 8933:Saltoro Mountains 8804:Indus River Delta 8495:Malay Archipelago 8342:Chukchi Peninsula 8214:Pearl River Delta 8187:Leizhou Peninsula 8075:Qinling Mountains 8016:North China Plain 7957:Mongolian Plateau 7947:Taklamakan Desert 7867:Taklamakan Desert 7857:Mongolian Plateau 7704:Roof of the World 7640: 7639: 7562: 7561: 7448: 7447: 7444: 7443: 7349: 7348: 7345: 7344: 7275:Intergovernmental 7239:political parties 7202: 7201: 7198: 7197: 7161: 7160: 7105:Malay Archipelago 7065:Leizhou Peninsula 7038:Arabian Peninsula 7010:Mongolian Plateau 6995:Anatolian Plateau 6879: 6878: 6793:Russian Turkestan 6788:Chinese Turkestan 6435:tallest buildings 6403: 6402: 6283:978-1-135-19388-1 5982:. 11 October 2011 5589:978-81-261-1419-1 5432:Samuel Whelpley, 5233:978-92-64-10412-9 4863:, as well as its 4666:Mediterranean Sea 4443:WABA Championship 4432:WAFF Championship 4392: 4347: 4346: 4325:$ 262.26 billion 4210:$ 22.995 billion 4118:Mediterranean Sea 3992:Semi-presidential 3920:$ 42.519 billion 3820:$ 353.65 billion 3711:Semi-presidential 3657:Semi-presidential 3645:$ 15.847 billion 3602:Azerbaijani manat 3595:$ 68.700 billion 3554:Semi-presidential 3497:Semi-presidential 3312:Absolute monarchy 3262:Absolute monarchy 3212:Absolute monarchy 3200:$ 78.290 billion 3100:$ 30.355 billion 3065:Arabian Peninsula 2640:Arabian Peninsula 2580:Eastern Orthodoxy 2133:Anatolian Plateau 2088:water to support 1815:Mediterranean Sea 1781:Geography of Asia 1704:Ancient Near East 1523:Mediterranean Sea 1415:Arabian Peninsula 1388: 1387: 16:(Redirected from 9689: 9517:Taurus Mountains 9488:Lankaran Lowland 9483:Kur-Araz Lowland 9461:Greater Caucasus 9419:Fertile Crescent 9300:Palestine region 9223:Tigris–Euphrates 9142:Al-Faw Peninsula 9130:Strait of Hormuz 9108:Zagros Mountains 9079: 8957:Gulf of Khambhat 8906:Gilgit-Baltistan 8886:False Divi Point 8876:Coromandel Coast 8787:Pir Panjal Range 8632: 8572:Gulf of Thailand 8462: 8327:Russian Far East 8277: 8182:Suzuka Mountains 8058:Qilian Mountains 8053:Kunlun Mountains 7908: 7758:Greater Khorasan 7697: 7667: 7660: 7653: 7644: 7643: 7615: 7608: 7457: 7456: 7436:Property markets 7401:renewable energy 7381:Countries by HDI 7364: 7363: 7360: 7359: 7217: 7216: 7213: 7212: 7060:Korean Peninsula 7043:Indian Peninsula 6930: 6929: 6783:Afghan Turkestan 6735:Global Southeast 6726:Greater Khorasan 6704:Russian Far East 6677:Greater Mongolia 6494: 6493: 6418: 6417: 6414: 6413: 6344: 6343: 6320: 6313: 6306: 6297: 6296: 6287: 6255: 6254: 6252: 6251: 6241:"GDP per capita" 6237: 6231: 6230: 6228: 6227: 6213: 6207: 6206: 6204: 6202: 6192: 6184: 6178: 6177: 6175: 6173: 6158: 6152: 6151: 6133: 6127: 6126: 6105: 6099: 6097: 6092: 6090: 6071: 6065: 6064: 6062: 6060: 6045: 6039: 6038: 6036: 6034: 6023: 6017: 6016: 5998: 5992: 5991: 5989: 5987: 5972: 5966: 5965: 5963: 5961: 5951: 5945: 5944: 5942: 5940: 5924: 5918: 5917: 5915: 5907: 5886: 5885: 5864: 5858: 5857: 5839: 5833: 5832: 5811: 5805: 5804: 5802: 5800: 5786: 5780: 5779: 5777: 5776: 5765:www.pewforum.org 5757: 5751: 5750: 5729: 5723: 5722: 5720: 5718: 5713:. 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1918:Anatolian plate 1890:tectonic plates 1886: 1884:Plate tectonics 1881: 1850:Southern Europe 1838:Isthmus of Suez 1826:Turkish Straits 1783: 1777: 1750:ancient history 1722: 1696: 1605: 1463:Turkish Straits 1451:Isthmus of Suez 1439:Sinai Peninsula 1384: 1378: 1365: 1364: 1357: 1356: 1352: 1341: 1329: 1317: 1305: 1293: 1281: 1269: 1257: 1245: 1233: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1106: 1103: 1088: 1054: 1036: 988: 946: 945: 933: 930: 908: 886: 859: 757: 735: 703: 702: 700:Other languages 695: 627: 626: 606: 604: 596: 584: 582: 576:Northern Cyprus 569: 567: 554: 552: 548: 547: 540: 524: 522: 511: 509: 493: 491: 480: 478: 467: 465: 454: 452: 441: 439: 428: 426: 415: 413: 402: 400: 389: 387: 376: 374: 363: 361: 350: 348: 332: 330: 325:Sinai Peninsula 314: 312: 301: 299: 288: 286: 270: 268: 257: 255: 252: 251: 236: 125: 109: 35: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 9695: 9685: 9684: 9679: 9674: 9657: 9656: 9654: 9653: 9648: 9647: 9646: 9641: 9640: 9639: 9632:Biga Peninsula 9629: 9624: 9619: 9614: 9609: 9604: 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8935: 8925: 8920: 8919: 8918: 8913: 8903: 8898: 8893: 8888: 8883: 8878: 8873: 8871:Deccan Plateau 8868: 8863: 8858: 8853: 8848: 8843: 8838: 8833: 8828: 8827: 8826: 8816: 8811: 8806: 8801: 8796: 8791: 8790: 8789: 8784: 8782:Kashmir Valley 8774: 8769: 8768: 8767: 8762: 8752: 8747: 8742: 8737: 8732: 8727: 8722: 8717: 8712: 8707: 8702: 8697: 8696: 8695: 8690: 8680: 8675: 8670: 8665: 8664: 8663: 8658: 8657: 8656: 8646: 8635: 8633: 8617: 8616: 8614: 8613: 8608: 8603: 8598: 8589: 8584: 8579: 8574: 8569: 8564: 8563: 8562: 8557: 8552: 8542: 8537: 8536: 8535: 8521: 8520: 8519: 8518: 8517: 8512: 8502: 8488: 8487: 8486: 8476: 8471: 8465: 8463: 8449: 8448: 8446: 8445: 8440: 8435: 8430: 8425: 8420: 8415: 8410: 8405: 8400: 8399: 8398: 8393: 8388: 8383: 8378: 8363: 8358: 8353: 8352: 8351: 8350: 8349: 8344: 8334: 8329: 8315: 8314: 8313: 8311:Ural Mountains 8303: 8298: 8293: 8292: 8291: 8280: 8278: 8264: 8263: 8261: 8260: 8255: 8250: 8245: 8236: 8231: 8226: 8221: 8216: 8211: 8206: 8205: 8204: 8194: 8192:Gulf of Tonkin 8189: 8184: 8179: 8174: 8169: 8164: 8163: 8162: 8157: 8147: 8142: 8137: 8132: 8127: 8122: 8117: 8112: 8107: 8102: 8097: 8092: 8087: 8082: 8077: 8072: 8067: 8066: 8065: 8060: 8055: 8050: 8045: 8040: 8030: 8025: 8024: 8023: 8013: 8012: 8011: 8006: 8001: 7996: 7986: 7981: 7979:Outer Mongolia 7976: 7974:Inner Mongolia 7971: 7970: 7969: 7959: 7954: 7949: 7944: 7939: 7934: 7933: 7932: 7927: 7917: 7911: 7909: 7895: 7894: 7892: 7891: 7886: 7881: 7880: 7879: 7869: 7864: 7859: 7854: 7849: 7844: 7839: 7834: 7829: 7824: 7819: 7814: 7809: 7808: 7807: 7797: 7796: 7795: 7790: 7780: 7775: 7770: 7765: 7760: 7755: 7754: 7753: 7743: 7738: 7737: 7736: 7734:Sea of Galilee 7731: 7726: 7721: 7719:Aralkum Desert 7711: 7706: 7700: 7698: 7682: 7681: 7670: 7669: 7662: 7655: 7647: 7638: 7637: 7635: 7634: 7629: 7624: 7617: 7616: 7609: 7601: 7600: 7597: 7596: 7594: 7593: 7588: 7587: 7586: 7584:Indian Century 7581: 7570: 7568: 7564: 7563: 7560: 7559: 7557: 7556: 7551: 7546: 7541: 7536: 7531: 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6955: 6954: 6949: 6938: 6936: 6927: 6921: 6920: 6918: 6917: 6916: 6915: 6910: 6900: 6895: 6889: 6887: 6881: 6880: 6877: 6876: 6874: 6873: 6868: 6867: 6866: 6861: 6854:Southeast Asia 6851: 6850: 6849: 6839: 6834: 6833: 6832: 6830:Northeast Asia 6822: 6821: 6820: 6809: 6807: 6801: 6800: 6798: 6797: 6796: 6795: 6790: 6785: 6775: 6773:South Caucasus 6770: 6765: 6760: 6759: 6758: 6744: 6743: 6742: 6732: 6731: 6730: 6729: 6728: 6718: 6708: 6707: 6706: 6701: 6696: 6691: 6690: 6689: 6684: 6682:Inner Mongolia 6674: 6673: 6672: 6667: 6657: 6652: 6647: 6646: 6645: 6640: 6635: 6630: 6611: 6610: 6609: 6599: 6593: 6591: 6585: 6584: 6582: 6581: 6580: 6579: 6578: 6577: 6567: 6557: 6552: 6551: 6550: 6549: 6548: 6547: 6546: 6523: 6513: 6508: 6502: 6500: 6491: 6485: 6484: 6482: 6481: 6476: 6471: 6466: 6461: 6459:Extreme points 6456: 6455: 6454: 6444: 6443: 6442: 6437: 6432: 6421: 6411: 6405: 6404: 6401: 6400: 6398: 6397: 6392: 6386: 6384: 6380: 6379: 6377: 6376: 6371: 6369:Decolonisation 6366: 6361: 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FarsiNet Inc 5919: 5887: 5877: 5859: 5852: 5834: 5824: 5806: 5781: 5752: 5742: 5724: 5696: 5684: 5657: 5654:on 2006-08-30. 5639: 5602: 5588: 5568: 5539: 5521: 5509: 5506:on 2007-07-06. 5490: 5478: 5466: 5449: 5425: 5412: 5395: 5382: 5353: 5339: 5314: 5289: 5282: 5276:. p. 14. 5255: 5232: 5205: 5176: 5151: 5127: 5093: 5090:on 2016-01-25. 5069: 5054:"Western Asia" 5045: 5028: 5002: 4990:United Nations 4971: 4954:United Nations 4937: 4936: 4934: 4931: 4928: 4927: 4906:Mevaseret Zion 4884:, but not its 4859:capital under 4843: 4830: 4821: 4807: 4806: 4804: 4801: 4799: 4796: 4794: 4793: 4781: 4760: 4759: 4754: 4749: 4744: 4739: 4734: 4729: 4724: 4719: 4713: 4711: 4708: 4701: 4696: 4691: 4684: 4677: 4670: 4663: 4656: 4649: 4642: 4635: 4628: 4621: 4614: 4607: 4600: 4593: 4586: 4579: 4572: 4565: 4558: 4551: 4544: 4537: 4530: 4523: 4516: 4509: 4502: 4495: 4488: 4481: 4474: 4467: 4460: 4453: 4451: 4448: 4447: 4446: 4441:organizes the 4435: 4420: 4413: 4406: 4397: 4394: 4345: 4344: 4339: 4334: 4332:Egyptian pound 4329: 4326: 4323: 4318: 4315: 4312: 4309: 4295: 4294: 4285: 4284: 4279: 4274: 4269: 4266: 4263: 4258: 4255: 4252: 4249: 4234: 4233: 4224: 4219: 4214: 4211: 4208: 4203: 4200: 4197: 4194: 4180: 4179: 4174: 4162: 4157: 4154: 4151: 4146: 4143: 4140: 4137: 4123: 4122: 4113: 4112: 4107: 4102: 4097: 4094: 4091: 4086: 4083: 4080: 4077: 4063: 4062: 4053: 4052: 4047: 4042: 4037: 4034: 4031: 4026: 4023: 4020: 4017: 4003: 4002: 3997: 3989: 3979:Egyptian pound 3976: 3973: 3972:$ 6.6 billion 3970: 3965: 3962: 3959: 3956: 3940: 3939: 3934: 3929: 3927:Lebanese pound 3924: 3921: 3918: 3913: 3910: 3907: 3904: 3890: 3889: 3884: 3879: 3874: 3871: 3868: 3863: 3860: 3857: 3854: 3840: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3824: 3821: 3818: 3813: 3810: 3807: 3804: 3790: 3789: 3780: 3775: 3770: 3767: 3764: 3759: 3756: 3753: 3750: 3736: 3735: 3726: 3725: 3716: 3708: 3703: 3700: 3699:$ 500 million 3697: 3692: 3689: 3686: 3683: 3668: 3667: 3662: 3654: 3649: 3646: 3643: 3638: 3635: 3632: 3629: 3615: 3614: 3609: 3604: 3599: 3596: 3593: 3588: 3585: 3582: 3579: 3565: 3564: 3559: 3551: 3546: 3543: 3540: 3535: 3532: 3529: 3526: 3512: 3511: 3502: 3494: 3489: 3486: 3485:$ 500 million 3483: 3478: 3475: 3472: 3469: 3454: 3453: 3449:South Caucasus 3444: 3443: 3438: 3430: 3425: 3422: 3419: 3396: 3393: 3390: 3387: 3373: 3372: 3367: 3359: 3354: 3351: 3348: 3343: 3340: 3337: 3334: 3320: 3319: 3314: 3309: 3304: 3301: 3298: 3293: 3290: 3287: 3284: 3270: 3269: 3264: 3259: 3254: 3251: 3248: 3243: 3240: 3237: 3234: 3220: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3201: 3198: 3193: 3190: 3187: 3184: 3170: 3169: 3164: 3159: 3154: 3151: 3148: 3143: 3140: 3137: 3134: 3120: 3119: 3114: 3109: 3107:Bahraini dinar 3104: 3101: 3098: 3093: 3090: 3087: 3084: 3070: 3069: 3060: 3059: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3041: 3038: 3033: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3010: 3009: 3000: 2999: 2994: 2989: 2984: 2977: 2970: 2965: 2958: 2951: 2944: 2931: 2928: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2884: 2871: 2864: 2862: 2849: 2842: 2840: 2830: 2823: 2821: 2815: 2808: 2806: 2799: 2792: 2790: 2781: 2774: 2772: 2757: 2750: 2748: 2732:Zoroastrianism 2650:in West Asia. 2527:Folk religions 2521: 2511: 2505: 2495: 2485: 2475: 2465: 2455: 2451: 2450: 2449: 2447: 2444: 2253: 2250: 2128: 2125: 1997: 1994: 1944:Several major 1941: 1938: 1885: 1882: 1880: 1877: 1854:Eastern Europe 1776: 1773: 1695: 1692: 1640:(2003) by the 1604: 1601: 1483:Sea of Marmara 1443:South Caucasus 1399:Southwest Asia 1393:, also called 1386: 1385: 1379: 1373: 1370: 1369: 1350: 1343: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1327: 1315: 1303: 1291: 1279: 1267: 1255: 1243: 1231: 1215: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1210:Largest cities 1207: 1206: 1201: 1197: 1196: 1115: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1101: 1100:Daylight: Iran 1097: 1089: 1087: 1086: 1063: 1055: 1053: 1052: 1045: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1004: 997: 989: 987: 986: 955: 943: 942: 941: 939: 935: 934: 932: 931: 929: 928: 923: 917: 909: 907: 906: 901: 895: 887: 885: 884: 879: 874: 868: 860: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 766: 758: 756: 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9504: 9501: 9499: 9496: 9494: 9491: 9489: 9486: 9484: 9481: 9479: 9476: 9475: 9474: 9471: 9467: 9464: 9462: 9459: 9458: 9457: 9454: 9453: 9452: 9449: 9447: 9444: 9440: 9439:Dasht-e Kavir 9437: 9436: 9435: 9432: 9430: 9427: 9425: 9422: 9420: 9417: 9415: 9412: 9410: 9407: 9405: 9404:Levantine Sea 9402: 9398: 9395: 9393: 9390: 9388: 9385: 9383: 9380: 9378: 9375: 9371: 9370:Aram-Naharaim 9368: 9367: 9366: 9363: 9361: 9358: 9356: 9353: 9351: 9348: 9346: 9345:Syrian Desert 9343: 9341: 9338: 9336: 9333: 9331: 9328: 9326: 9323: 9321: 9320:Golan Heights 9318: 9316: 9313: 9311: 9308: 9306: 9303: 9301: 9298: 9297: 9295: 9291: 9288: 9286: 9283: 9281: 9278: 9276: 9273: 9271: 9268: 9266: 9263: 9259: 9256: 9254: 9251: 9249: 9246: 9244: 9241: 9239: 9236: 9234: 9231: 9230: 9229: 9226: 9224: 9221: 9219: 9216: 9210: 9207: 9205: 9202: 9201: 9200: 9197: 9195: 9192: 9190: 9187: 9185: 9182: 9178: 9175: 9174: 9173: 9170: 9169: 9168: 9165: 9163: 9160: 9158: 9155: 9153: 9152:Gulf of Aqaba 9150: 9148: 9145: 9143: 9140: 9136: 9133: 9131: 9128: 9126: 9123: 9122: 9121: 9118: 9114: 9111: 9110: 9109: 9106: 9104: 9101: 9099: 9096: 9092: 9089: 9088: 9087: 9084: 9083: 9081: 9077: 9069: 9065: 9059: 9056: 9054: 9053:Tropical Asia 9051: 9049: 9046: 9044: 9041: 9039: 9036: 9032: 9029: 9027: 9024: 9023: 9022: 9019: 9017: 9016:Paropamisadae 9014: 9010: 9007: 9005: 9002: 9001: 9000: 8997: 8995: 8992: 8990: 8987: 8985: 8982: 8980: 8977: 8975: 8972: 8968: 8965: 8964: 8963: 8962:Gulf of Kutch 8960: 8958: 8955: 8951: 8950:Bay of Bengal 8948: 8947: 8946: 8943: 8941: 8938: 8934: 8931: 8930: 8929: 8926: 8924: 8921: 8917: 8916:Shigar Valley 8914: 8912: 8909: 8908: 8907: 8904: 8902: 8899: 8897: 8894: 8892: 8889: 8887: 8884: 8882: 8879: 8877: 8874: 8872: 8869: 8867: 8864: 8862: 8859: 8857: 8854: 8852: 8849: 8847: 8844: 8842: 8839: 8837: 8834: 8832: 8829: 8825: 8822: 8821: 8820: 8817: 8815: 8812: 8810: 8807: 8805: 8802: 8800: 8797: 8795: 8792: 8788: 8785: 8783: 8780: 8779: 8778: 8775: 8773: 8770: 8766: 8763: 8761: 8758: 8757: 8756: 8753: 8751: 8748: 8746: 8743: 8741: 8738: 8736: 8733: 8731: 8728: 8726: 8725:Eastern Ghats 8723: 8721: 8720:Western Ghats 8718: 8716: 8713: 8711: 8708: 8706: 8703: 8701: 8698: 8694: 8691: 8689: 8688:Kangchenjunga 8686: 8685: 8684: 8681: 8679: 8676: 8674: 8673:Greater India 8671: 8669: 8666: 8662: 8659: 8655: 8652: 8651: 8650: 8647: 8645: 8642: 8641: 8640: 8637: 8636: 8634: 8630: 8622: 8618: 8612: 8611:Tropical Asia 8609: 8607: 8604: 8602: 8599: 8597: 8593: 8590: 8588: 8585: 8583: 8580: 8578: 8575: 8573: 8570: 8568: 8565: 8561: 8558: 8556: 8553: 8551: 8548: 8547: 8546: 8543: 8541: 8538: 8534: 8531: 8530: 8529: 8525: 8522: 8516: 8513: 8511: 8508: 8507: 8506: 8505:Sunda Islands 8503: 8501: 8498: 8497: 8496: 8492: 8489: 8485: 8482: 8481: 8480: 8477: 8475: 8472: 8470: 8467: 8466: 8464: 8460: 8454: 8450: 8444: 8441: 8439: 8436: 8434: 8431: 8429: 8428:Bering Strait 8426: 8424: 8421: 8419: 8416: 8414: 8413:Yenisey Basin 8411: 8409: 8406: 8404: 8401: 8397: 8394: 8392: 8389: 8387: 8386:Khatanga Gulf 8384: 8382: 8381:Baraba steppe 8379: 8376: 8372: 8369: 8368: 8367: 8364: 8362: 8359: 8357: 8356:Extreme North 8354: 8348: 8345: 8343: 8340: 8339: 8338: 8335: 8333: 8330: 8328: 8325: 8324: 8323: 8319: 8316: 8312: 8309: 8308: 8307: 8304: 8302: 8299: 8297: 8294: 8290: 8289:Arctic Circle 8287: 8286: 8285: 8282: 8281: 8279: 8275: 8269: 8265: 8259: 8258:Tropical Asia 8256: 8254: 8251: 8249: 8246: 8244: 8240: 8237: 8235: 8232: 8230: 8227: 8225: 8222: 8220: 8219:Yenisey Basin 8217: 8215: 8212: 8210: 8207: 8203: 8202:Yangtze Delta 8200: 8199: 8198: 8195: 8193: 8190: 8188: 8185: 8183: 8180: 8178: 8177:Japanese Alps 8175: 8173: 8170: 8168: 8165: 8161: 8158: 8156: 8155:Loess Plateau 8153: 8152: 8151: 8148: 8146: 8143: 8141: 8138: 8136: 8133: 8131: 8128: 8126: 8123: 8121: 8118: 8116: 8113: 8111: 8108: 8106: 8103: 8101: 8098: 8096: 8093: 8091: 8090:Hexi Corridor 8088: 8086: 8083: 8081: 8080:Sichuan Basin 8078: 8076: 8073: 8071: 8068: 8064: 8061: 8059: 8056: 8054: 8051: 8049: 8046: 8044: 8041: 8039: 8036: 8035: 8034: 8031: 8029: 8026: 8022: 8021:Yan Mountains 8019: 8018: 8017: 8014: 8010: 8007: 8005: 8002: 8000: 7997: 7995: 7992: 7991: 7990: 7987: 7985: 7982: 7980: 7977: 7975: 7972: 7968: 7965: 7964: 7963: 7960: 7958: 7955: 7953: 7950: 7948: 7945: 7943: 7940: 7938: 7935: 7931: 7928: 7926: 7923: 7922: 7921: 7918: 7916: 7913: 7912: 7910: 7906: 7900: 7896: 7890: 7887: 7885: 7882: 7878: 7875: 7874: 7873: 7870: 7868: 7865: 7863: 7860: 7858: 7855: 7853: 7850: 7848: 7845: 7843: 7840: 7838: 7835: 7833: 7830: 7828: 7825: 7823: 7820: 7818: 7815: 7813: 7810: 7806: 7805:Kazakh Steppe 7803: 7802: 7801: 7798: 7794: 7791: 7789: 7788:Kazakh Steppe 7786: 7785: 7784: 7781: 7779: 7776: 7774: 7771: 7769: 7766: 7764: 7761: 7759: 7756: 7752: 7749: 7748: 7747: 7744: 7742: 7739: 7735: 7732: 7730: 7727: 7725: 7722: 7720: 7717: 7716: 7715: 7712: 7710: 7707: 7705: 7702: 7701: 7699: 7695: 7694: 7687: 7683: 7679: 7675: 7668: 7663: 7661: 7656: 7654: 7649: 7648: 7645: 7633: 7630: 7628: 7625: 7623: 7620: 7619: 7614: 7610: 7607: 7603: 7602: 7598: 7592: 7589: 7585: 7582: 7580: 7577: 7576: 7575: 7574:Asian Century 7572: 7571: 7569: 7565: 7555: 7552: 7550: 7547: 7545: 7542: 7540: 7537: 7535: 7532: 7530: 7527: 7525: 7522: 7520: 7517: 7516: 7514: 7512: 7508: 7500: 7499:ethnic groups 7497: 7496: 7495: 7492: 7490: 7487: 7485: 7482: 7480: 7477: 7475: 7472: 7470: 7467: 7465: 7462: 7461: 7458: 7455: 7451: 7437: 7434: 7433: 7431: 7427: 7419: 7416: 7414: 7411: 7410: 7409: 7406: 7402: 7399: 7398: 7397: 7394: 7392: 7389: 7387: 7384: 7382: 7379: 7377: 7374: 7372: 7369: 7368: 7365: 7361: 7358: 7356: 7352: 7338: 7335: 7333: 7330: 7328: 7325: 7323: 7320: 7318: 7315: 7313: 7310: 7308: 7305: 7303: 7300: 7298: 7295: 7293: 7290: 7288: 7285: 7283: 7280: 7279: 7277: 7273: 7267: 7264: 7262: 7259: 7257: 7254: 7252: 7249: 7247: 7244: 7240: 7237: 7236: 7235: 7232: 7230: 7227: 7225: 7222: 7221: 7218: 7214: 7211: 7209: 7205: 7191: 7190:Tropical Asia 7188: 7186: 7183: 7181: 7178: 7176: 7173: 7172: 7170: 7168: 7167:Biogeographic 7164: 7154: 7151: 7145: 7142: 7141: 7140: 7137: 7131: 7128: 7126: 7123: 7122: 7121: 7120:Sunda Islands 7118: 7116: 7113: 7112: 7111: 7108: 7107: 7106: 7103: 7099: 7096: 7095: 7094: 7091: 7090: 7088: 7086: 7082: 7076: 7073: 7071: 7068: 7066: 7063: 7061: 7058: 7054: 7051: 7050: 7049: 7046: 7044: 7041: 7039: 7036: 7034: 7031: 7030: 7028: 7026: 7022: 7016: 7013: 7011: 7008: 7006: 7003: 7001: 6998: 6996: 6993: 6992: 6990: 6988: 6984: 6978: 6975: 6973: 6970: 6969: 6967: 6965: 6964:Subcontinents 6961: 6953: 6950: 6948: 6945: 6944: 6943: 6940: 6939: 6937: 6935: 6931: 6928: 6926: 6922: 6914: 6911: 6909: 6906: 6905: 6904: 6901: 6899: 6896: 6894: 6891: 6890: 6888: 6886: 6882: 6872: 6869: 6865: 6862: 6860: 6857: 6856: 6855: 6852: 6848: 6845: 6844: 6843: 6840: 6838: 6835: 6831: 6828: 6827: 6826: 6823: 6819: 6816: 6815: 6814: 6811: 6810: 6808: 6806: 6802: 6794: 6791: 6789: 6786: 6784: 6781: 6780: 6779: 6776: 6774: 6771: 6769: 6766: 6764: 6761: 6757: 6754: 6753: 6752: 6748: 6745: 6741: 6740:Greater India 6738: 6737: 6736: 6733: 6727: 6724: 6723: 6722: 6719: 6717: 6714: 6713: 6712: 6709: 6705: 6702: 6700: 6697: 6695: 6692: 6688: 6685: 6683: 6680: 6679: 6678: 6675: 6671: 6668: 6666: 6663: 6662: 6661: 6658: 6656: 6653: 6651: 6648: 6644: 6641: 6639: 6636: 6634: 6631: 6629: 6626: 6625: 6624: 6623:Greater China 6621: 6620: 6619: 6615: 6612: 6608: 6605: 6604: 6603: 6600: 6598: 6595: 6594: 6592: 6590: 6586: 6576: 6573: 6572: 6571: 6568: 6566: 6563: 6562: 6561: 6558: 6556: 6553: 6545: 6541: 6538: 6537: 6536: 6532: 6529: 6528: 6527: 6524: 6522: 6519: 6518: 6517: 6514: 6512: 6509: 6507: 6504: 6503: 6501: 6499: 6495: 6492: 6490: 6486: 6480: 6477: 6475: 6472: 6470: 6467: 6465: 6462: 6460: 6457: 6453: 6452:by population 6450: 6449: 6448: 6445: 6441: 6438: 6436: 6433: 6431: 6428: 6427: 6426: 6423: 6422: 6419: 6415: 6412: 6410: 6406: 6396: 6393: 6391: 6388: 6387: 6385: 6381: 6375: 6372: 6370: 6367: 6365: 6362: 6360: 6357: 6355: 6352: 6351: 6349: 6345: 6342: 6340: 6336: 6332: 6328: 6321: 6316: 6314: 6309: 6307: 6302: 6301: 6298: 6285: 6279: 6275: 6271: 6266: 6265: 6246: 6242: 6236: 6222: 6218: 6212: 6196: 6189: 6183: 6167: 6163: 6157: 6149: 6143: 6139: 6132: 6125: 6121: 6119:9780429962004 6115: 6111: 6104: 6096: 6084: 6080: 6076: 6070: 6054: 6050: 6044: 6028: 6022: 6014: 6012:9781351510721 6008: 6004: 5997: 5981: 5977: 5971: 5956: 5950: 5934: 5930: 5923: 5912: 5906: 5904: 5902: 5900: 5898: 5896: 5894: 5892: 5884: 5880: 5878:9781538124185 5874: 5870: 5863: 5855: 5853:9781317455721 5849: 5845: 5838: 5831: 5827: 5825:9781446289761 5821: 5817: 5810: 5795: 5791: 5785: 5771:on 2019-12-21 5770: 5766: 5762: 5756: 5749: 5745: 5743:9780429962004 5739: 5735: 5728: 5712: 5711: 5706: 5700: 5693: 5688: 5681: 5677: 5676:92-64-10412-7 5673: 5669: 5668: 5661: 5653: 5649: 5643: 5624: 5620: 5613: 5606: 5591: 5585: 5581: 5580: 5572: 5558:on 2016-03-03 5557: 5553: 5549: 5543: 5535: 5531: 5525: 5516: 5514: 5505: 5501: 5494: 5485: 5483: 5475: 5470: 5463: 5459: 5453: 5446: 5442: 5439: 5435: 5429: 5422: 5419:Hugh Murray, 5416: 5409: 5405: 5399: 5392: 5386: 5372:on 2018-08-01 5371: 5367: 5363: 5357: 5349: 5343: 5329:on 2017-12-01 5328: 5324: 5318: 5311: 5310:territories." 5299: 5293: 5285: 5283:9781784715502 5279: 5275: 5271: 5270: 5265: 5259: 5251: 5247: 5243: 5239: 5235: 5229: 5225: 5221: 5220: 5215: 5209: 5195: 5191: 5187: 5180: 5166: 5162: 5155: 5141: 5137: 5131: 5117:on 2016-01-25 5113: 5106: 5105: 5097: 5086: 5079: 5073: 5059: 5055: 5049: 5038: 5032: 5023: 5019: 5013: 5011: 5009: 5007: 4991: 4984: 4978: 4976: 4959: 4955: 4951: 4945: 4943: 4938: 4924: 4916: 4911: 4907: 4903: 4899: 4895: 4891: 4887: 4881: 4876: 4872: 4868: 4867: 4862: 4858: 4857: 4850: 4848: 4840: 4834: 4825: 4818: 4812: 4808: 4792: 4787: 4782: 4780: 4770: 4769: 4766: 4758: 4755: 4753: 4750: 4748: 4745: 4743: 4740: 4738: 4735: 4733: 4730: 4728: 4725: 4723: 4720: 4718: 4715: 4714: 4689: 4688: 4682: 4681: 4675: 4674: 4668: 4667: 4661: 4660: 4654: 4653: 4647: 4646: 4640: 4639: 4633: 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3503: 3501: 3498: 3495: 3493: 3492:Georgian lari 3490: 3487: 3484: 3482: 3479: 3476: 3473: 3470: 3467: 3456: 3455: 3451: 3450: 3445: 3442: 3439: 3437: 3434: 3431: 3429: 3426: 3423: 3420: 3417: 3413: 3408: 3404: 3400: 3397: 3394: 3391: 3388: 3386: 3375: 3374: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3363: 3360: 3358: 3355: 3352: 3349: 3347: 3344: 3341: 3338: 3335: 3333: 3322: 3321: 3318: 3315: 3313: 3310: 3308: 3305: 3302: 3299: 3297: 3294: 3291: 3288: 3285: 3283: 3272: 3271: 3268: 3265: 3263: 3260: 3258: 3255: 3252: 3249: 3247: 3244: 3241: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3222: 3221: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3210: 3208: 3205: 3202: 3199: 3197: 3194: 3191: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3172: 3171: 3168: 3165: 3163: 3160: 3158: 3157:Kuwaiti dinar 3155: 3152: 3149: 3147: 3144: 3141: 3138: 3135: 3133: 3122: 3121: 3118: 3115: 3113: 3110: 3108: 3105: 3102: 3099: 3097: 3094: 3091: 3088: 3085: 3083: 3072: 3071: 3067: 3066: 3061: 3058: 3055: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3042: 3039: 3037: 3034: 3031: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3012: 3011: 3007: 3006: 3001: 2998: 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Index

Southwest Asia
Middle East

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GDP
PPP
Ethnic groups
Arabs
Persians
Turks
Kurds
Azerbaijanis
Armenians
Jews
Assyrians
Baloch
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Baháʼí
Druzism
Yarsanism
Yazidism
Zoroastrianism
Mandaeism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Demonym
20 recognized
Armenia

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