1. Home
  2. News & Issues
  3. Middle East Issues

Country Profiles

Complete country profiles and dossiers for Middle East Countries, including country briefings, vital statistics, political, economic and social conditions and the latest issues challenging each country.
Cyprus: Country Profile
Country profile of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation divided since 1974 between Greek-backed and Turkish-backed Cypriots.
Internet Usage in the Middle East, 2000-2008
A chart of Internet usage in the Middle East by country, including growth trends, 2000-2008.
Syria at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Syria: Syria’s Olympic history and country profile, and Syria’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Somalia at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Somalia: Somalia’s Olympic history and country profile, and Somalia’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Olympic history and country profile, and Saudi Arabia’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Qatar at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Qatar: Qatar’s Olympic history and country profile, and Qatar’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Palestine at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Palestine: Palestine’s Olympic history and country profile, and Palestine’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Pakistan at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Pakistan: Pakistan’s Olympic history and country profile, and Pakistan’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Oman at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Oman: Oman’s Olympic history and country profile, and Oman’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Morocco at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Morocco: Morocco’s Olympic history and country profile, and Morocco’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Mauritania at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Mauritania: Mauritania’s Olympic history and country profile, and Mauritania’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Libya at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Libya: Libya’s Olympic history and country profile, and Libya’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Lebanon at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Lebanon: Lebanon’s Olympic history and country profile, and Lebanon’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Kuwait at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Kuwait: Kuwait’s Olympic history and country profile, and Kuwait’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Jordan at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Jordan: Jordan’s Olympic history and country profile, and Jordan’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Israel at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Israel: Israel’s Olympic history and country profile, and Israel’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Iraq at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Iraq: Iraq’s Olympic history and country profile, and Iraq’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Iran at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Iran: Iran’s Olympic history and country profile, and Iran’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Egypt at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Egypt: Egypt’s Olympic history and country profile, and Egypt’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Bahrain at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Bahrain: Bahrain’s Olympic history and country profile, and Bahrain’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Algeria at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Algeria: Algeria’s Olympic history and country profile, and Algeria’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Sudan at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Sudan: Sudan’s Olympic history and country profile, and Sudan’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Your Middle East Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Armenia
Your Middle East Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Armenia: Armena’s Olympic history and country profile, and Armenia’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport.
Kuwait: Country Profile
Country profile of Kuwait, one of the Arab world's relatively open and politically vibrant societies.
Explore Middle East Issues
About.com Special Features

Sure, we're all talking about it, but what, exactly, defines a recession? More >

A daily look at some of the oddest (and dumbest) crimes around. More >

  1. Home
  2. News & Issues
  3. Middle East Issues
  4. Countries

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.