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The Near East Collection at Yale University

Facts & Figures on Near Eastern Countries

The following sources offer basic information on population, geography, economy, and government. For the print versions of these resources, check the library catalog Orbis.

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.) US Embassies in the Near East
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