Category  Middle East

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Driving in the Middle East: countries with right-hand traffic (RHT)
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For travellers driving in the Middle East: Today, all Middle Eastern countries and territories practise right-hand traffic (RHT) for their roads. Right-hand traffic (RHT) is the practice of keep .. » Read more
 data table by Ozifer 
1  Afghanistan
2  Bahrain
3  Iran
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Largest Office Buildings in Middle East
The majestic Abraj Al-Bait Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the largest office building in the Middle East with 310,638 square meters, slightly edging the Burj Khalifa , also the tallest building in the .. » Read more
 data table by Grevious 
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310638,309473,178061,160000,100000,62000
1  Abraj Al-Bait Makkah Royal Clock Tower, 310 m2
2  Burj Khalifa, 309 m2
3  Al Hamra Tower, 178 m2
6.1K views,  updated 3 weeks ago
Tallest Hotels in the Middle East
We continue to track the tallest and most luxurious hotels - this time, in the Middle East. Dubai continues to dominate the field with her slate of eight tallest hotels among the top ten in the Middl .. » Read more
 data table by Goramo 
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357.8,355,333,321,309,294,270,269,221,221
1  Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Aka (Gevora Hotel), 358 m
2  JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, 355 m
3  Rose Rayhaan By Rotana, 333 m
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Largest Militaries in Middle East
Which country has the largest military force in Middle East? The country with the largest military force in Middle East is Iran with a force strength of 1,000,000 personnel . At second and thir .. » Read more
 data table by Vince J 
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1000000,642500,341000,277800,269000,251500,180500,80000,63000,48300
1  Iran, 1,000,000
2  Israel, 642,500
3  Iraq, 341,000
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Middle East - Top Sovereign Wealth Funds
Along with Asia's top sovereign wealth funds, the SWFs of Middle East manages a combined total of more than US$3 trillion in assets. Most of these sovereign wealth funds originated from oil revenues .. » Read more
 data table by Carlson C. 
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828,642,514,320,209.5,183,125,110,91,34
1  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, US$828 billion
2  Kuwait Investment Authority, US$642 billion
3  SAMA Foreign Holdings, US$514 billion
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Tallest Buildings in the Middle East 2019
The Burj Khalifa of Dubai is the tallest building in the world and the Middle East at 828m . It also has the most number of floors in the world at 163 floors. Naturally, compared to the Burj K .. » Read more
 data table by Rachellong 
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828,601,425,414,413,392.4,385,381,381,368
1  Burj Khalifa, 828 m
2  Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, 601 m
3  Marina 101, 425 m
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Middle East: Entity List from US Commerce (latest 19 May 2020)
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UPDATED 19 May 2020 - This is a part of the US Entity List for entities based in the Middle East region. Out of around 1,308 entities worldwide, 299  of these entities are located in the Middle E .. » Read more
 data table by Texan Tim 
1  Huawei Technologies Investment Co. Ltd., Ltd., 2020-05-19
2  Huawei Technologies Bahrain, 2020-05-19
3  Huawei Technologies Lebanon, 2020-05-19
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2018 Middle East: Top Countries/Markets by Game Revenues
The combined value of the world's top 100 games markets is estimated to be US$134 billion . By region, the size of Middle East's games market is US$2.4billion or 1.8% of the combined total .. » Read more
 data table by Budapesto 
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577,487,402,342,105,105,102,85,66,57
1  Saudi Arabia, US$577 million
2  Iran, US$487 million
3  Israel, US$402 million
2.8K views,  updated 5 days ago
2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)
The 2018 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fo .. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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77.6,72.6,72.2,67.7,64.9,62.2,61.9,61,59.6,58.9
1  United Arab Emirates, 77.60
2  Qatar, 72.60
3  Israel, 72.20
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2019 Most Populous Countries in the Middle East and North Africa
The world population data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. The total world population stands at 7.42 billion people at the time of this study. The total pop .. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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94.8,81.4,41.5,38.9,34.9,32.4,30,18.4,11.5,10.1
1  Egypt, 95 million
2  Iran, 81 million
3  Algeria, 42 million
2.6K views,  updated 3 weeks ago
1960 - 2017 Middle East Countries with Highest Elderly Population
1990 - 2017 Middle East: This table depicts countries in the Middle East with the highest percentage of elderly persons (ages 65 and above) in their population (Source: World Bank). » Read more
 data table by Vision2020 
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11.73,8.51,5.44,4.34,3.81,3.3,3.19,2.92,2.58,2.37
1  Israel, 11.73 %
2  Lebanon, 8.51 %
3  Iran, Islamic Rep., 5.44 %
2.5K views,  updated 2 weeks ago
2019 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)
The 2019 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fou .. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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77.6,72.8,72.6,66.5,66.4,62.9,61,60.8,60.7,55.4
1  United Arab Emirates, 77.60
2  Israel, 72.80
3  Qatar, 72.60
2.5K views,  updated 5 days ago
2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with the Highest Corporate Tax Rates
The world corporate tax data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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30,30,28,25,23,23,23,20,20,15
1  Morocco, 30.00 %
2  Tunisia, 30.00 %
3  Syria, 28.00 %
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2018 Corruption Perceptions Index - Middle East & North Africa
2018 (Middle East & North Africa) Corruption Perceptions Index source: Transparency International (see attributions) " The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index which ranks 180 countr .. » Read more
 data table by Eunsoo 
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23,33,34,53,58,58,73,73,78,99
1  United Arab Emirates, 23
2  Qatar, 33
3  Israel, 34
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2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with the Highest Income Tax Rates
The world income tax data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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48,38,35,35,35,25,22,20,15,14
1  Israel, 48.00 %
2  Morocco, 38.00 %
3  Algeria, 35.00 %
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2019 Middle East and North Africa - Countries with Highest Inflation
The per-country inflation data is based on the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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28,23.5,9.9,5.6,5.3,4.9,4.5,3.3,2,1.6
1  Libya, 28.00 %
2  Egypt, 23.50 %
3  Iran, 9.90 %
2.4K views,  updated 3 months ago
Middle East: Countries with the Largest Air Force
Which country has the largest air force in Middle East? The country with the largest air force in Middle East is Israel with a total of 524 war planes and attack choppers . At second and third, .. » Read more
 data table by Vince J. 
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524,399,398,368,264,260,95,94,83,69
1  Israel, 524
2  Iran, 399
3  Saudi Arabia, 398
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2016 Middle East - Loss of Forested Areas By Countries
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1990 - 2016 Middle East: This table depicts for the loss of forested areas for countries in the Middle East. Forest area (% of land area) - Forest area is defined, according to World Bank, as land .. » Read more
 data table by Vision2020 
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-0.0067207499999999,0.062100638,0.157126821,0.465221106,0.62365639,0.649695714,0.992117254,1.107575382,1.626617234
1  Jordan, 0 %
2  Afghanistan, 0 %
3  Oman, 0 %