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The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop.
Saudi Arabia, [ e ] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [ f ] is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia and the largest in the Middle East.
Country GDP nominal billions of USD List of countries by GDP (per capita) Qatar 235.500: 82,887 Israel 530: 55,359 Cyprus 26.705: 53,705 UAE 536.829: 52,407 Kuwait 183.568
Country 1950 2000 2050 2100 Egypt ... List of largest cities in the Arab world; List of Middle East countries by population; List of African countries by population;
The Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology][note 1]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century.
The economy of the Middle East is very diverse, with national economies ranging from hydrocarbon -exporting rentiers to centralized socialist economies and free-market economies. The region is best known for oil production and export, which significantly impacts the entire region through the wealth it generates and through labor utilization.
The least populous country is Djibouti with a population of almost 0.9 million, accounting for about 0.15% of the total. The largest country in land area is Algeria at 2,381,740 km 2. The smallest country in land area is the Gaza Strip at 360 km 2. The average population density for the MENA region is about 39 people per square kilometer.
It is Asia's eleventh largest economy, followed by Egypt and Algeria, which were the second and third largest economies in Africa, after South Africa, in 2006. In terms of GDP per capita, Qatar is the richest developing country in the world. [82] The total GDP of all Arab countries in 1999 was US$531.2 billion. [83]