|
|
Govrt. in the ME
|
Government
|
Economy (2010)
|
Army
|
|
Name
of State
|
Type of Regime
|
Head of Executive
|
Title
|
Parliament
|
GDP (US$ Bn)
|
GDP per capita (US$)
|
Popu
lation (m)
|
Unemploy
ment (Av%)
|
Inflation (Av%)
|
Regular Army
|
SSMs
|
Tanks
|
Combat Aricraft
|
Missile-equipped vessels
|
|
Algeria
|
Authoritarian
|
Abdul Aziz Buteflika
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
152.6
|
4,250
|
35.9
|
NA
|
5.4
|
127,000
|
|
1,080
|
241
|
12
|
|
Egypt
|
Authoritarian
|
Unknown
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
217.2
|
2,570
|
84.6
|
NA
|
11.7
|
450,000
|
24
|
3,380
|
505
|
41
|
|
Libya
|
Authoritarian
|
Muammar Qadhafi
|
Colonel
|
Elected People's Congress
|
79.3
|
12,110
|
6.5
|
NA
|
2.5
|
76,000
|
80
|
650
|
260
|
13
|
|
Morocco
|
Monarchy
|
Mohammed VI
|
King
|
Elected House of Representatives
|
91.9
|
2,842
|
32.3
|
9.1
|
2.3
|
198,500
|
|
285
|
58
|
7
|
|
Tunisia
|
Unknown
|
Fouad Mebazaa
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
38.7
|
3,732
|
10.4
|
NA
|
4.1
|
35,500
|
|
139
|
18
|
12
|
|
Israel
|
Democracy
|
Benjamin Netanyahu
|
Prime Minister
|
Elected Knesset
|
217.1
|
28,681
|
7.6
|
7.2
|
3
|
176,500
|
12
|
3,340
|
516
|
15
|
|
Jordan
|
Monarchy
|
Abdullah II
|
King
|
Elected Chamber of Deputies/ Appointed higher chamber
|
22.8
|
3,570
|
6.4
|
12.8
|
6.1
|
100,700
|
|
927
|
83
|
|
|
Lebanon
|
Democracy
|
Michel Suleiman
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
30.2
|
7,190
|
4.2
|
NA
|
3.9
|
61,400
|
|
240
|
5
|
|
|
Palestinian Authority
|
Democracy
|
Mahmoud Abbas
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
5.5
|
1,375
|
4
|
24.7
|
3.7
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Syria
|
Authoritarian
|
Bashar al-Assad
|
President
|
Elected Parliament
|
55.1
|
2,688
|
20.5
|
NA
|
6.9
|
289,000
|
50
|
3,700
|
350
|
22
|
|
Turkey
|
Democracy
|
Recep Tayep Erdoğan
|
Prime Minister
|
Elected Parliament
|
725
|
9,890
|
73.3
|
NA
|
8.7
|
421,000
|
18
|
2,890
|
355
|
49
|
|
Bahrain
|
Monarchy
|
Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa
|
King
|
Elected Chamber of Deputies/ Appointed higher chamber
|
20.7
|
16,782
|
1.2
|
NA
|
2.8
|
8,200
|
9
|
180
|
34
|
7
|
|
Iran
|
Authoritarian
|
Ali Hoseini Khamenei
|
Vali-e-Faqih
|
Elected Parliament
|
411.4
|
5,479
|
75.1
|
NA
|
15.4
|
520,000
|
60
|
1,620
|
235
|
85
|
|
Iraq
|
Democracy
|
Nouri al-Maliki
|
Prime Minister
|
Elected Parliament
|
74.85
|
2,438
|
30.7
|
NA
|
3.5
|
250,000
|
|
171
|
3
|
|
|
Kuwait
|
Monarchy
|
Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabr al-Sabah
|
Emir
|
Elected National Assembly
|
135.1
|
38,244
|
3.5
|
NA
|
5.4
|
15,500
|
|
293
|
39
|
10
|
|
Oman
|
Monarchy
|
Qabus ibn Said al-Said
|
Sultan
|
Elected Consultative Council
|
44.2
|
15,400
|
2.87
|
NA
|
2.5
|
34,000
|
|
124
|
41
|
6
|
|
Qatar
|
Monarchy
|
Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani
|
Emir
|
Appointed Advisory Council
|
124.5
|
71,992
|
1.7
|
NA
|
-5.5
|
11,800
|
|
30
|
12
|
7
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Monarchy
|
Abdallah ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud
|
King
|
Appointed Consultative Council
|
438.6
|
16,165
|
27.1
|
NA
|
5.3
|
214,500
|
10
|
765
|
261
|
20
|
|
UAE
|
Monarchy
|
Khalifa ibn Zayid al-Nuhayan
|
President
|
Appointed Federal National Council
|
182.8
|
39,983
|
6.7
|
NA
|
7.7
|
65,500
|
6
|
532
|
129
|
12
|
|
Sudan
|
Authoritarian
|
Omar al-Bashir
|
President
|
non
|
54.7
|
1,232
|
43.3
|
NA
|
12.7
|
104,000
|
|
350
|
78
|
|
|
Yemen
|
Authoritarian
|
Ali Abdallah Salih
|
President
|
non
|
23.16
|
982
|
23.6
|
NA
|
9.5
|
65,000
|
10
|
745
|
58
|
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