Middle East and North Africa
This section comprises of documents Libya, Yemen, Syria and Iraq. There are also documents on the Middle East and North Africa region in general and other specific countries in the region such as Bahrain.
Categories
Syria ( 10 Files )
Area: 185,180 sq kms (71,498 sq miles)
Population: 20 million
Capital City: Damascus
People: Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians and others 9.7%
Language(s): Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, some French and English.
Religion(s): Officially secular; Sunni Arab 64%; Sunni Kurd 10%; Christian (divided into 11 sects) 10%; Alawite 10%; Twelver Shia/Ismaeli 3%; Druze 3%; Yazidis, Jews, and others very small numbers
Iraq ( 7 Files )
Area: 437,072 sq km
Population: 24,683,000 (July 2003 estimate)
Capital City: Baghdad (population: 3.8m 1986 estimate)
People: Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian and other 5% (estimated).
Language(s): Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian and Turkoman.
Religion(s): Muslim 97%, Christian or other 3% (estimated).
For FCO Iraq country profile click here. For information on DFID involvement in Iraq click here.
General Middle East and North Africa ( 4 Files )
This category contains documentation on Syria, Egypt, Bahrain and 'Arab Spring' uprisings.