Yemen - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi (2012)Prime Minister: Khaled Bahah (2014)Total area: 203,849 sq mi (527,969 sq km)Population (2012 est.): 24,771,809 (growth rate: 2.575%); Birth rate: 32.57/1000; infant mortality rate: 53.5/1000; life expectancy: 64.11; density per sq mi: 115.7Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Sanaá, 1,937,451Other large cities: Aden, 568,700; Hodiedah, 426,100; Tiaz, 317,600Monetary unit: Rial The history of Yemen dates...

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Albania - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Bujar Nishani (2011)Prime Minister: Edi Rama (2013)Land area: 10,579 sq mi (27,400 sq km); total area: 11,100 sq mi (28,748 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 3,020,209 (growth rate: 0.3%); birth rate: 12.73/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.19/1000; life expectancy: 77.96; density per sq mi: 272Capital and largest city (2011 est.):Tirana, 419,000 AlbaniaOther large cities: Durres, 113,900; Elbasan, 97,000Monetary unit: Lek A part of Illyria...

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United Arab Emirates(Dubai) - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan (2004)Prime Minister: Sheikh Muhammad ibn Rashid al-Maktoum (2006)Total area: 32,278 sq mi (83,600 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 5,628,805 (growth rate: 2.71%); birth rate: 15.54/1000; infant mortality rate: 10.92/1000; life expectancy: 77.09; density per sq mi: 256Capital (2012 est.): Abu Dhabi, 942,000Largest city: Dubai, 1.978 millionMonetary unit: U.A.E. dirhamOriginally the area was inhabited by...

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Syria - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Bashar al-Assad (2000)Prime Minister: Riyad Farid Hijab (2012)Land area: 71,062 sq mi (184,051 sq km); total area: 71,498 sq mi (185,180 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 17,951,639 (growth rate: -9.73%); birth rate: 22.76/1000; infant mortality rate: 15.79/1000; life expectancy: 68.41; density per sq mi: 306.5Capital (2011 est.): Damascus, 2.65 millionOther large cities: Aleppo, 3.164 million; Hims, 1.369 million; Hamah, 933,000Monetary...

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Saudi Arabia - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Sovereign: King Abdullah (2005)Land area: 829,995 sq mi (2,149,690 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 27,345,986 (growth rate: 1.49%); birth rate: 18.78/1000; infant mortality rate: 14.58/1000; life expectancy: 74.82; density per sq mi: 31Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Riyadh, 5.451 millionOther large cities: Jeddah, 3.578 millioin; Makkah (Mecca), 1.591 millionMonetary unit: Riyal Saudi Arabia is not only the homeland of the Arab peoples—it...

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