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Egypt   Short Facts about Egypt: Capital: Cairo Population: 77,505,756 (July 2005) Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.	Iran  Capital: Tehran Population: 68,017,860 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan	Iraq  Short facts about Iraq: Capital: Baghdad Population: 26,074,906 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Israel  Short facts about Israel: Capital: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv Population: 6,276,883 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.	Jordan   Short facts about Jordan: Capital: 'Amman Population: 5,759,732 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia.	Kuwait   Short facts about Kuwait: Capital: Kuwait Population: 2,335,648 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Lebanon  Short facts about Lebanon: Capital: Beirut Population: 3,826,018 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria.	Saudi Arabia  Short facts about Saudi Arabia: Short Facts about Saudi Arabia: Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen National capital: Riyadh 2006 population is estimated to be over 27 million	Syria   Short facts about Syria: Capital: Damascus Population: 18,448,752 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey.
Turkey  Short facts about Turkey: Capital: Ankara Population: 69,660,559 (July 2005) Location: southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria	UAE  Short facts about the United Arab Emirates: Capital: Abu Dhabi Population: 2,563,212 (July 2005) Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia.