<P> Traditionally included within the Middle East are Iran (Persia), Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt . In modern - day - country terms they are these: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country, with flag </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Population (2012) </Th> <Th> Density (per km2) </Th> <Th> Capital </Th> <Th> Nominal GDP, bn (2012) </Th> <Th> Per capita (2012) </Th> <Th> Currency </Th> <Th> Government </Th> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Th> Coat of arms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 665 </Td> <Td> 1,234,596 </Td> <Td> 1,646.1 </Td> <Td> Manama </Td> <Td> $30.355 </Td> <Td> $26,368 </Td> <Td> Bahraini dinar </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 9,250 </Td> <Td> 1,088,503 </Td> <Td> 117 </Td> <Td> Nicosia </Td> <Td> $22.995 </Td> <Td> $26,377 </Td> <Td> Euro </Td> <Td> Presidential republic </Td> <Td> Greek, Turkish </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 1,010,407 </Td> <Td> 72,798,000 </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> Cairo </Td> <Td> $262.26 </Td> <Td> $3,179 </Td> <Td> Egyptian pound </Td> <Td> Presidential republic </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 1,648,195 </Td> <Td> 78,868,711 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Tehran </Td> <Td> $548.59 </Td> <Td> $7,207 </Td> <Td> Iranian rial </Td> <Td> Islamic republic </Td> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 438,317 </Td> <Td> 33,635,000 </Td> <Td> 73.5 </Td> <Td> Baghdad </Td> <Td> $216.04 </Td> <Td> $6,410 </Td> <Td> Iraqi dinar </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republic </Td> <Td> Arabic, Kurdish </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 20,770 </Td> <Td> 7,653,600 </Td> <Td> 365.3 </Td> <Td> Jerusalem </Td> <Td> $257.62 </Td> <Td> $33,451 </Td> <Td> Israeli shekel </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republic </Td> <Td> Hebrew, Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 92,300 </Td> <Td> 6,318,677 </Td> <Td> 68.4 </Td> <Td> Amman </Td> <Td> $30.98 </Td> <Td> $4,843 </Td> <Td> Jordanian dinar </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 17,820 </Td> <Td> 3,566,437 </Td> <Td> 167.5 </Td> <Td> Kuwait City </Td> <Td> $184.54 </Td> <Td> $48,761 </Td> <Td> Kuwaiti dinar </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 10,452 </Td> <Td> 4,228,000 </Td> <Td> 404 </Td> <Td> Beirut </Td> <Td> $42.519 </Td> <Td> $10,425 </Td> <Td> Lebanese pound </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republic </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 212,460 </Td> <Td> 2,694,094 </Td> <Td> 9.2 </Td> <Td> Muscat </Td> <Td> $78.290 </Td> <Td> $25,356 </Td> <Td> Omani rial </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> 6,220 </Td> <Td> 4,260,636 </Td> <Td> 667 </Td> <Td> Ramallah </Td> <Td> $6.6 </Td> <Td> $1,600 </Td> <Td> Israeli shekel, Jordanian dinar </Td> <Td> Semi-presidential republic </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 11,437 </Td> <Td> 1,696,563 </Td> <Td> 123.2 </Td> <Td> Doha </Td> <Td> $192.40 </Td> <Td> $104,756 </Td> <Td> Qatari riyal </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 2,149,690 </Td> <Td> 27,136,977 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Riyadh </Td> <Td> $733.95 </Td> <Td> $25,139 </Td> <Td> Saudi riyal </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 185,180 </Td> <Td> 23,695,000 </Td> <Td> 118.3 </Td> <Td> Damascus </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> Syrian pound </Td> <Td> Presidential republic </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 783,562 </Td> <Td> 73,722,988 </Td> <Td> 94.1 </Td> <Td> Ankara </Td> <Td> $788.04 </Td> <Td> $10,523 </Td> <Td> Turkish lira </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republic </Td> <Td> Turkish </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 82,880 </Td> <Td> 8,264,070 </Td> <Td> 97 </Td> <Td> Abu Dhabi </Td> <Td> $383.79 </Td> <Td> $43,774 </Td> <Td> UAE dirham </Td> <Td> Federal Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 527,970 </Td> <Td> 23,580,000 </Td> <Td> 44.7 </Td> <Td> Sana'a Aden (provisional) </Td> <Td> $35.05 </Td> <Td> $1,354 </Td> <Td> Yemeni rial </Td> <Td> Provisional presidential republic </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country, with flag </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Population (2012) </Th> <Th> Density (per km2) </Th> <Th> Capital </Th> <Th> Nominal GDP, bn (2012) </Th> <Th> Per capita (2012) </Th> <Th> Currency </Th> <Th> Government </Th> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Th> Coat of arms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 665 </Td> <Td> 1,234,596 </Td> <Td> 1,646.1 </Td> <Td> Manama </Td> <Td> $30.355 </Td> <Td> $26,368 </Td> <Td> Bahraini dinar </Td> <Td> Absolute monarchy </Td> <Td> Arabic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Where is iraq located in the middle east