| Midden-Oosten |
|---|
|
Continent=Midden-Oosten  |
|
|
|
| Eigen naam | Ned. naam | Hoofdstad | Regering stad | Munt | Werelddeel | Oppervlakte | Bevolking | Bevolkingsgroei | BNP | BNP per inwoner | Armoede | Werkloosheid |
| 1 | Bahrain [Edit] | Bahrein | Manama | | Bahraini dinar (BHD) | Midden-Oosten | 665 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 665 km^2 | 656,397 | 1.67% (2002 est.) | $8.400.000.000 (2001 est.) | $13,000 (2001 est.) | NA% | 15% (1998 est.) |
|  Nationale feestdagen: National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection |
| 2 | Cyprus [Edit] | Cyprus | Nicosia | | Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP); | Midden-Oosten | 9,250 km^2 (of which 3,355 km^2 are in the Turkish Cypriot area) water: 10 km^2 land: 9,240 km^2 | 767,314 (July 2002 est.) | 0.57% (2002 est.) | $9.100.000.000 (2001 est.); | $15,000 (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: purchas | NA% | Greek Cypriot area: 3% (2001 est.); Turkish Cyprio |
|  Auto code: CY Godsdienst: Greek Orthodox 78%, Moslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and anders 4% Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriot area celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day |
| 3 | Iraq [Edit] | Irak | Baghdad | | Iraqi dinar (IQD) | Midden-Oosten | 437,072 km^2 water: 4,910 km^2 land: 432,162 km^2 | 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.) | 2.82% (2002 est.) | $59.000.000.000 (2001 est.) | $2,500 (2001 est.) | NA% | NA% |
|  Nationale feestdagen: Revolution Day, 17 July (1968) |
| 4 | Iran [Edit] | Iran | Tehran | | Iranian rial (IRR) | Midden-Oosten | 1.648 million km^2 land: 1.636 million km^2 water: 12,000 km^2 | 66,622,704 (July 2002 est.) | 0.77% (2002 est.) | $426.000.000.000 (2001 est.) | $6,400 (2001 est.) | 53% (1996 est.) | 14% (1999 est.) |
|  Bestuurlijke Indeling: 28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan Nationale feestdagen: Republic Day, 1 April (1979) |
| 5 | Israel [Edit] | Israël | Jerusalem | | new Israeli shekel (ILS) | Midden-Oosten | 20,770 km^2 water: 440 km^2 land: 20,330 km^2 | 6,029,529 (July 2002 est.) | 1.48% (2002 est.) | $119.000.000.000 (2001 est.) | $20,000 (2001 est.) | NA% | 9% (2001 est.) |
|  Auto code: IL Godsdienst: Joods 80.1%, Moslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Moslim), Christelijk 2.1%, anders 3.2% (1996 est.) Bestuurlijke Indeling: 6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May |
| 6 | Yemen [Edit] | Jemen | Sanaa | | Yemeni rial (YER) | Midden-Oosten | | 18,701,257 (July 2002 est.) | 3.4% (2002 est.) | $14.800.000.000 (2001 est.) | $820 (2001 est.) | NA | 30% (1995 est.) |
|  Nationale feestdagen: Unification Day, 22 May (1990) |
| 7 | Jordan [Edit] | Jordanië | Amman | | Jordanian dinar (JOD) | Midden-Oosten | 92,300 km^2 water: 329 km^2 land: 91,971 km^2 | 5,307,470 (July 2002 est.) | 2.89% (2002 est.) | $21.600.000.000 (2001 est.) | $4,200 (2001 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) | 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 es |
|  Auto code: HKJ Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 25 May (1946) |
|
| 8 | Kuwait [Edit] | Koeweit | Kuwait | | Kuwaiti dinar (KD) | Midden-Oosten | 17,820 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 17,820 km^2 | 2,111,561 | 3.33% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2002 est.) | $30.900.000.000 (2001 est.) | $15,100 (2001 est.) | NA% | 1.8% (official 1996 est.) |
|  Nationale feestdagen: National Day, 25 February (1950) |
| 9 | Lebanon [Edit] | Libanon | Beirut | | Lebanese pound (LBP) | Midden-Oosten | 10,400 km^2 water: 170 km^2 land: 10,230 km^2 | 3,677,780 (July 2002 est.) | 1.36% (2002 est.) | $18.800.000.000 (2001 est.) | $5,200 (2001 est.) | 28% (1999 est.) | 18% (1997 est.) |
|  Bestuurlijke Indeling: 6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth, Beqaa, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 22 November (1943) |
| 10 | Oman [Edit] | Oman | Muscat | | Omani rial (OMR) | Midden-Oosten | 212,460 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 212,460 km^2 | 2,713,462 | 3.41% (2002 est.) | $21.500.000.000 (2001 est.) | $8,200 (2001 est.) | NA% | NA% |
|  Bestuurlijke Indeling: 6 regions (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah) and 2 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat, Musandam*, Zufar*; note - the US Embassy in Oman reports that Masqat is a governorate, but this has not been confirmed by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Nationale feestdagen: Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940) |
| Eigen naam | Ned. naam | Hoofdstad | Regering stad | Munt | Werelddeel | Oppervlakte | Bevolking | Bevolkingsgroei | BNP | BNP per inwoner | Armoede | Werkloosheid |
|
| Volgende 10 |
