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| Algeria |
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| Central Bank |
Banque D'Algerie |
| Capital |
Algiers |
| Currency |
1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes |
| Time Zone |
+1 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
| Total Area |
2,381,740 sq km |
| Population |
31,193,917 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Bahrain |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Bahrain |
| Capital |
Manama |
| Currency |
1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, archipelago in the Arabian
Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
620 sq km |
| Population |
634,137 |
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| Djibouti |
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| Central Bank |
Banque Central De Djibouti |
| Capital |
Djibouti |
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| Time Zone |
GMT + 3 |
| Location |
Djibouti is part of the African continent bounded to the northeast and east by the Red Sea, the southeast by Somalia and the south, west and north by Ethiopia. The country is a barren strip of land around the Gulf of Tadjoura, varying in width from 20km to 90 km, with a coastline of 800 km, much of it white sandy beaches. |
| Total Area |
23,201 sq km (8958 sq mi) sq km |
| Population |
496,374 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Egypt |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Egypt |
| Capital |
Cairo |
| Currency |
1 Egyptian pound = 100 piasters |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip |
| Total Area |
1,001,450 sq km |
| Population |
68,359,979 |
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| Iraq |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Iraq |
| Capital |
Baghdad |
| Currency |
1 Iraqi dinar (ID) = 1,000 fils |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait |
| Total Area |
437,072 sq km |
| Population |
22,675,617 |
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| Jordan |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Jordan |
| Capital |
Amman |
| Currency |
1 Jordanian dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East northwest of Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
89,213 sq km |
| Population |
4,998,564 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Kuwait |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Kuwait |
| Capital |
Kuwait |
| Currency |
1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
17,820 sq km |
| Population |
1,973,572 |
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| Lebanon |
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| Central Bank |
Banque Du Liban |
| Capital |
Beirut |
| Currency |
1 Lebanese pound = 100 piasters |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea |
| Total Area |
10,452 sq km |
| Population |
3,578,036 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Libya |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Libya |
| Capital |
Tripoli |
| Currency |
1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia |
| Total Area |
1,759,540 sq km |
| Population |
5,115,450 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Mauritania |
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| Central Bank |
Banque Centrale De La Mauritanie |
| Capital |
Nouakchott |
| Currency |
1 ouguiya (UM) = 5 khoums |
| Time Zone |
+0 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara |
| Total Area |
1,030,700 sq km |
| Population |
2,667,859 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Morocco |
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| Central Bank |
Bank Al- Maghrib |
| Capital |
Rabat |
| Currency |
1 Moroccan dirham (DH) = 100 centimes |
| Time Zone |
+0 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean & the Mediterranean Sea Total |
| Total Area |
446,550 sq km |
| Population |
30,122,350 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Oman |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Oman |
| Capital |
Muscat |
| Currency |
1 Omani rial (RO) = 1,000 baiza |
| Time Zone |
+4 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf, between
Yemen and UAE |
| Total Area |
309,500 sq km |
| Population |
2,713,462 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Palestine |
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| Central Bank |
Palestine Monetary Authority |
| Capital |
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| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
East coast of the Mediterranean Sea, West of Jordan and to the south of Lebanon |
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| Qatar |
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| Central Bank |
Qatar Central Bank |
| Capital |
Doha |
| Currency |
1 Qatari riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the
Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
11,437 sq km |
| Population |
744,483 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Saudi Arabia |
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| Central Bank |
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
| Capital |
Riyadh |
| Currency |
1 Saudi riyal (SR) = 100 halalah |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen |
| Total Area |
1,960,582 sq km |
| Population |
22,023,506 |
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| Sudan |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Sudan |
| Capital |
Khartoum |
| Currency |
1 Sudanese dinar (SD) = 100 piastres |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea |
| Total Area |
2,505,810 sq km |
| Population |
35,079,814 |
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| Syria |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Syria |
| Capital |
Damascus |
| Currency |
1 Syrian pound = 100 piastres |
| Time Zone |
+2 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey |
| Total Area |
185,180 sq km |
| Population |
16,305,659 |
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| Tunisia |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Tunisia |
| Capital |
Tunis |
| Currency |
1 Tunisian dinar (TD) = 1,000 millimes |
| Time Zone |
+1 GMT |
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya |
| Total Area |
163,610 sq km |
| Population |
9,593,402 (July 2000 est.) |
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| United Arab Emirates |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of The United Arab Emirates |
| Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
| Currency |
1 UAE Dirham (AED) = 100 fils |
| Time Zone |
+4 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman & the Arabian Gulf, between Oman &
Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
82,880 sq km |
| Population |
2,369,153 (July 2000 est.) |
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| Yemen |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank of Yemen |
| Capital |
Sanaa |
| Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) = 100 fils |
| Time Zone |
+3 GMT |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, & Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
527,970 sq km |
| Population |
17,479,206 (July 2000 est.) |
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