GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST:
Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2,780,000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of:
1. Asian part of Turkey
2. Syria
3. Lebanon
4. Israel
5. Jordan
6. Iraq
7. Iran
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Yemen
10. Oman
11. Qatar
12. Bahrain
13. Kuwait
14. United Arab Emirates
15. Egypt (www.infoplease.com).
There are six main language groups in the Middle East:
1. Persian
2. Arabic
3. Hebrew
4. Assyrian
5. Kurdish
6. Turkish
Middle East is the birthplace and the pioneer for Judaism, Christianity and Islam (www.en.wikipedia.org).


TOURISM AND MIDDLE EAST:
According to the World Tourism Organization in 2002, Middle East had a remarkable 16.7% increase in its overall tourist arrivals as compared to 2001 as it......

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