Glencoe World Geography

Unit 6: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Country Databanks

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CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Afghanistan28,700,00022433142154,000,000154645464480036Data not availableData not available4Data not available1,523Data not availableAfghanistan
114 per sq. mi.
44 per sq. km
Algeria31,700,000493546351,300,000542.87068715,60061.65731006.53,02095Algeria
35 per sq. mi.
14 per sq. km
Armenia3,200,00067279-173,200,000161.17270743,3509915252177.12,14740Armenia
280 per sq. mi.
108 per sq. km
Azerbaijan8,200,000513255913,000,000131.97269753,100971045621Data not available2,13966Azerbaijan
246 per sq. mi.
95 per sq. km
Bahrain700,000872833282,900,00092.874737513,00088.5250300393138.7Data not available100Bahrain
2,545 per sq. mi.
983 per sq. km
Egypt72,100,0004336462115,400,000443.56665683,70051.4862111022.13,28988Egypt
186 per sq. mi.
72 per sq. km
Georgia4,700,000562014-442,500,000181.27369773,1009913934473Data not available2,18430Georgia
173 per sq. mi.
67 per sq. km
Iran66,600,000663354732,000,000322.56968706,40072.1149157062.82,82485Iran
106 per sq. mi.
41 per sq. km
Iraq24,200,0006847315460,100,0001035.45856592,50058Data not availableData not available76Data not available2,25270Iraq
143 per sq. mi.
55 per sq. km
Israel6,700,0009128106711,000,00052.978768120,00095482702266253.63,27299Israel
825 per sq. mi.
319 per sq. km
Jordan5,500,0007940512211,800,000313.67069714,20086.692589622.52,681100Jordan
155 per sq. mi.
61 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Kazakhstan14,817,00056297-520,000,000201.86660715,90098.411312263Data not available3,00766Kazakhstan
14 per sq. mi.
5 per sq. km
Kuwait2,400,0001002611405,500,00094.376747815,10078.6244249380130.63,07599Kuwait
346 per sq. mi.
134 per sq. km
Kyrgyzstan5,000,000353565123,000,000232.46965722,8009777242Data not available2,48966Kyrgyzstan
66 per sq. mi.
25 per sq. km
Lebanon4,200,00088287345,800,000332.47372755,20086.419521244250.13,27988Lebanon
1,045 per sq. mi.
403 per sq. km
Libya5,500,0008636410110,800,000303.77573777,60076.21087140Data not available3,132100Libya
8 per sq. mi.
3 per sq km
Morocco30,700,000553256348,400,000503.16967713,70043.7508310612.33,24466Morocco
178 per sq. mi.
69 per sq. km
Oman2,600,000723521897,400,000174.77372758,20080896566731.5Data not available90Oman
32 per sq. mi.
12 per sq. km
Qatar600,0009126139900,000123.972707521,20079268202383150.4Data not available99Qatar
148 per sq. mi.
57 per sq. km
Saudi Arabia24,100,0008343315260,300,000195.772717310,600781376424260.22,73599Saudi Arabia
29 per sq. mi.
11 per sq. km
Syria17,500,0005041310134,400,000244.17070703,20070.810326415.43,33980Syria
245 per sq. mi.
95 per sq. km
Tajikistan6,600,00027424358,500,000192.46866711,1409836Data not available132Data not available2,12944Tajikistan
119 per sq. mi.
46 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Tunisia9,900,000633062412,200,000262.17270746,60066.79069522.93,25051Tunisia
158 per sq. mi.
61 per sq. km
Turkey71,200,000663064496,900,000352.56967726,7008528024631538.13,56899Turkey
238 per sq. mi.
92 per sq. km
Turkmenistan5,700,00044384427,900,000252.26763704,70098822149Data not available2,56366Turkmenistan
30 per sq. mi.
12 per sq. km
United Arab Emirates3,900,00078261475,100,000193.574727721,10079.239154894153.53,36699United Arab Emirates
120 per sq. mi.
46 per sq. km
Uzbekistan25,700,000383845238,600,000202.77068732,50099672255Data not available2,55066Uzbekistan
149 per sq. mi.
58 per sq. km
Yemen19,400,0002648328271,100,000757.259576182038192261.92,04150Yemen
95 per sq. mi.
37 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.1777480  36,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km

Chart Skills Practice

Unit 6: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

1
What countries in this region have the highest and lowest projected population change between 2002 and 2050?
A)Afghanistan and Armenia
B)Bahrain and Georgia
C)Oman and Lebanon
D)Yemen and Georgia
2
Which two countries have the highest percentage of people under the age of 15?
A)Jordan and Turkey
B)Tunisia and Yemen
C)Iraq and Yemen
D)Syria and Tajikistan
3
How many countries have a daily caloric supply above 3,000?
A)six
B)ten
C)four
D)twelve
4
What country in which at least 88 percent of the population has access to medicines also has the highest infant mortality rate?
A)Algeria
B)Egypt
C)Jordan
D)Lebanon
5
How many personal computers are there in Iran, according to the data presented in this chart?
A)6,175,460
B)4,151,080
C)2,450,750
D)10,568,320
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