Facts & Figures on Near Eastern Countries
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The following sources offer basic information on population, geography, economy, and government. For the print versions of these resources, check the library catalog Orbis.
- CIA World Factbook - browse by country.
- Country Studies/Area Handbooks Series from the Library of Congress - search or browse by country.
- CountryWatch (electronic version only) - provides general information about the economy, population, and people.
- Europa World - online version of the Europa World Year Book.
- EIU Country Reports - analyses of political and economic trends in nearly 200 countries. (Access by Yale IP recognition)
- Library of Congress: Portals to the World - links to electronic resources from around the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts.
- Political Risk Yearbook (Access by Yale IP recognition)
- World Almanac and Book of Facts
Statistics and More by Country In general, the CIA World Factbook (mentioned above) will have the most current figures. Listed below are other websites, official and unofficial, offering basic information on a particular country. For more country resources, see Yale's Selected Internet Resources for Near Eastern, Arabic, and Islamic Studies for listings of web sites by country.
Algeria (People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria) - Algerian Mission to the United Nations
Bahrain (State of Bahrain) - Bahrain Government Homepage (official)
Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt) - Egypt State Information Service (official)
Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Statistical Centre of Iran
Iraq (Republic of Iraq) - Information Please: Iraq
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) - Jordan's Department of Statistics (official)
Kuwait (State of Kuwait) - Kuwait Information Office
Lebanon (Republic of Lebanon) - Lebanon Embassy Statistics
Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) - Arab Gateway : quick briefing on Libya
Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco) - Kingdom of Morocco (official)
Oman (Sultanate of Oman) - Omanet, Ministry of Information (official)
Qatar (State of Qatar) - Qatar Statistics (official)
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - SAMIRAD, the Saudi Arabian Market Information Resource and Directory
Sudan (Republic of Sudan) - Sudan.net - sources include the CIA World Factbook
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) - Ministry of Information (official)
Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia) - Tunisia Online
Turkey (Republic of Turkey) - Republic of Turkey (official)
United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates Homepage
Yemen (Republic of Yemen) - Yemen Info Homepage (official)
Suggested Internet sites for World Embassies
- Electronic Embassy - provides contact information for foreign embassies situated in Washington, D.C.
- Embassy Web - links to diplomatic offices worldwide.
Embassies in the United States, Canada and Britain (Unless otherwise indicated, listed sites are for embassies in Washington, D.C.)
- Algerian Embassy
- Embassy of the State of Bahrain
- Egyptian Consulate General in San Francisco
- Iran's Interest Section in Washington, D.C.
- Embassy of The Republic of Iraq
- Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Kuwait Information Office in Washington, D.C.
- Embassy of Lebanon
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco - contact information only; no website available yet.
- Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman - contact information only; no website available yet.
- Embassy of the State of Qatar - contact information only; no website available yet.
- Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
- Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
- Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic
- Embassy of Tunisia - contact information only; no website available yet.
- Embassy of The Republic of Turkey
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
- Embassy of the Republic of Yemen