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An Overview of Middle Eastern Countries
Chapters 10, 11, and 12
Middle Eastern Conflict
For many years there has been conflict in the Middle East. The
United Nations helps try to solve the conflicts.
United Nations – a body of world leaders who meet to discuss and
solve world problems.
Iraq Capital: Baghdad
Population:
24,200,000
Government:
Transitional Democracy
Language:Arabic
Major Religion:Islam
Major Ethnic Group:
Arab
Iraq and the United Nations• 1979 – 2003 Sadaam Hussein ruled Iraq as a
military dictator.• 1990’s – Iraq invaded Kuwait because of oil.
This led to the Persian Gulf War in 1991. United Nations troops led by the U.S. pushed Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
• 2003 – Hussein refused to allow United Nations inspectors in to investigate their nuclear program. U.S. and British forces invaded Iraq to help the U.N. look for the weapons. Sadaam was overthrown in less than a month. In December 2003, he was captured.
• Dec 2006 – Sadaam was executed.
Iran Capital: Tehran
Population: 66,600,000
Government: Islamic Republic
Language:
Persian
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Persian
Iran and the United NationsIran is an Islamic Republic. It is a
government run by Muslim Religious Leaders. All the laws are based on Quran.
The country’s leader is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has talked openly about
his dislike of America and Israel.
Currently, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. The United States has warned Iran that if
they do not stop pursuing a weapons program, the United States will take action.
The United Nations has warned Iran to submit to its rules about nuclear weapons.
Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Population: 28,700,000
Government: Republic
Language:
Pashto
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Pashtun
AfghanistanIn 1989 a civil war caused the country to
collapse and in the 1990’s the Taliban came to power. It was an oppressive Islamic terrorist regime that did not
respect human rights. It was linked to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2001. The U.S. led coalition (U.N.) forces into Afghanistan. The Taliban fell in 2002.
Currently Afghanistan has a democratic government.
Egypt Capital: Cairo
Population: 72,100,000
Government:
Republic
Language:
Arabic
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Egyptian
Jordan Capital: Amman
Population: 5,500,000
Government:
Constitutional Monarchy
Language:
Arabic
Religion:
Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Arab
Saudi Arabia Capital: Riyadh
Population: 24,100,000
Government:
Traditional Monarchy
Language:
Arabic
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Arab
Lebanon Capital: Beirut
Population: 4,200,000
Government:
Republic
Language:
Arabic
Religion:
Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Arab
Israel Capital:
Jerusalem
Population:
6,700,000
Government: Republic
Language:
Hebrew
Religion: Judaism
Major Ethnic Groups:
Jewish
Palestine
Population: 3,800,000
Government: Republic
Language:
Arabic
Religions: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups:
Palestinians
Syria Capital: Damascus
Population: 17,500,000
Government: Republic
Language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups: Arab
Turkey Capital: Ankara
Population: 71,200,000Government: Republic
Language: Turkish
Religion: Islam
Major Ethnic Groups: Turkish
• Egypt
• Libya
North African Countries
Country Government
Language Religion
Algeria Republic Arabic Islam
Libya Military Dictatorship
Arabic Islam
Morocco Constitutional Monarchy
Arabic Islam
Tunisia Republic Arabic Islam
