mapping Countries Quest

• Middle East
• Bahrain
• Land and Resources
• The People of Bahrain
• Economy
• Government
• History
• Cyprus
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Plants and Animals
• Environmental Issues
• Population
• Population Characteristics and Principal Cities
• Religion
• Language
• Education
• Cultural Institutions
• Economy
• Agriculture
• Forestry and Fishing
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Currency and Foreign Trade
• Transportation and Communications
• Government
• Executive and Legislature
• Local Government
• Judiciary
• Defense
• History
• Early History
• British Administration
• Growth of the Enosis Movement
• Independence from Britain
• Iran
• Land and Resources
• Natural Regions
• Rivers and Lakes
• Coastline
• Plant and Animal Life
• Natural Resources
• Climate
• Environmental Issues
• People and Society
• Ethnic Groups
• Language
• Religion
• Education
• Social Structure
• Way of Life
• Social Issues
• Social Services
• Arts
• Literature
• Art and Architecture
• Music and Dance
• Theater and Film
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Government Role in the Economy
• Labor
• Services
• Agriculture
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Forestry and Fishing
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Constitution
• Velayat-e Faqih
• Executive
• Legislature
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Political Parties
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• Turks and Mongols
• Safavid Rule
• The Qajar Dynasty
• The Constitutional Revolution
• World War I and Its Aftermath
• Reza Shah Pahlavi
• World War II and Its Aftermath
• Mosaddeq and Oil Nationalization
• Mohammad Reza Shah’s Consolidation of Power
• Growing Opposition to the Shah
• The Islamic Revolution
• Islamic Republic
• The Hostage Crisis and the Iran-Iraq War
• Recent Developments
• Iraq
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Plants and Animals
• Soils
• Environmental Issues
• People and Society
• Principal Cities
• Ethnic Groups
• Language
• Religion
• Education
• Social Structure
• Health and Welfare
• Arts
• Literature
• Art and Architecture
• Music
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Government Role in the Economy
• Labor
• Agriculture
• Fishing
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Services
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Revolutionary Command Council
• Executive
• Legislature
• Judiciary
• Political Divisions
• Political Parties
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• Ottoman Supremacy
• British Mandate
• Monarchy Established
• Foreign Agreements
• Military Coup
• World War II
• War with Israel
• Oil Accords and Elections
• Pro-Western Pacts
• Suez Crisis
• Eisenhower Doctrine and Arab Federations
• Republic Proclaimed
• Military Coups
• War with Iran
• Persian Gulf War and Aftermath
• Israel and Palestinian Authority
• Land and Resources
• Natural Regions
• Plant and Animal Life
• Rivers, Lakes, and Coastline
• Natural Resources
• Climate
• Environmental Issues
• People and Society
• Principal Cities
• Ethnic Groups
• Languages
• Religion
• Education
• Way of Life
• Social Services
• Arts
• Literature
• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts
• Museums and Libraries
• Economy
• Government Role in the Economy
• Labor
• Agriculture and Fishing
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Services
• Tourism
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Executive
• Legislature
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Political Parties
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• The British Mandate Period
• Independence and War
• The Postwar Period
• The Suez Crisis
• The Six-Day War
• The War of 1973
• Peace with Egypt
• Invasion of Lebanon
• The Intifada and the Persian Gulf War
• The Peace Process
• Barak’s Tenure
• Sharon Becomes Prime Minister
• Palestinian National Authority
• Jordan
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Vegetation and Animal Life
• Mineral Resources
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Principal Cities
• Religion and Language
• Education
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Agriculture
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Currency and Banking
• Foreign Trade
• Transportation and Communications
• Government
• Executive
• Legislature
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Political Parties
• Defense
• History
• Transjordanian Independence
• The Arab League and Jordan
• Arab Problems and Disunity
• Tranquillity in the Early 1960s
• Growing Tensions and War with Israel
• The 1973 War and After
• Kuwait
• Land and Resources
• The People of Kuwait
• Economy
• Government
• History
• Lebanon
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Rivers and Lakes
• Plant and Animal Life
• Natural Resources
• Environmental Issues
• The People of Lebanon
• Ethnic Groups and Languages
• Religion
• Education
• Way of Life
• Social Issues
• Culture
• Literature
• Art and Architecture
• Music and Dance
• Theater and Film
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Labor
• Services
• Manufacturing
• Agriculture
• Forestry, Fishing, and Mining
• Energy
• Transportation and Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Executive
• Legislature
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Political Parties
• Social Services
• Defense
• History
• Prehistory and Ancient History
• Romans and Byzantines
• Islamic Caliphates and Crusader Kingdoms
• Ottoman Empire
• French Mandate
• Independence to 1975
• War in Lebanon
• Recovery and Reconstruction
• Oman
• Land and Resources
• Plant and Animal Life
• Natural Resources
• Climate
• Environmental Issues
• The People of Oman
• Ethnic Groups
• Language and Religion
• Education
• Way of Life
• Culture
• Economy
• Mining
• Services and Manufacturing
• Agriculture and Fishing
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Politics
• Health and Welfare
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• Qatar
• Land and Population
• Economy and Government
• History
• Saudi Arabia
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Environmental Issues
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Principal Cities
• Education
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Petroleum
• Development Plans
• Agriculture
• Forestry and Fishing
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Currency and Foreign Trade
• Transportation
• Communications
• Government
• Executive and Legislature
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Defense
• History
• Ancient Times
• Coming of Islam
• Wahhabi Ascendancy
• Ibn Saud’s Reign
• Cold War Period
• Relations with Other Middle Eastern States
• Arab-Israeli Conflicts
• Financial Strength and Military Preparedness
• Syria
• Land and Resources
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Plants and Animals
• Environmental Issues
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Political Divisions and Principal Cities
• Religion
• Education
• Libraries and Museums
• Economy
• Agriculture
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Currency and Banking
• Foreign Trade
• Transportation and Communications
• Government
• Executive
• Legislature
• Political Parties
• Judiciary
• Defense
• History
• Ottoman Rule
• The French Mandate
• The Republic
• Union with Egypt
• Baath Party Rule
• Turkey
• Land and Resources
• Natural Regions
• Rivers and Lakes
• Climate and Vegetation
• Animal Life
• Mineral Resources
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Principal Cities
• Language
• Religion
• Education and Cultural Activity
• Education
• Culture
• Economy
• National Output
• Labor
• Agriculture
• Forestry and Fishing
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Currency and Banking
• Foreign Trade
• Transportation
• Communications
• Government
• Central Government
• Local Government
• Judiciary
• Political Parties
• Health and Welfare
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• Rise of the Ottomans
• European Raids
• Defeat and Restoration
• Ottoman State and Society
• Decline and Traditional Reform
• Nature of the Decline
• Reforms and Losses
• Some Gains and More Losses
• Era of Modern Reform
• The Tanzimat
• European Sabotage
• Coup and Constitution
• The Young Turk Years
• World War I
• Occupation and War of Independence
• The Turkish Republic
• From Neutrality to Western Alliance
• Slide Toward Chaos
• Foreign Affairs
• Army Coup of 1980 and Aftermath
• Recent Developments
• Kurdish Conflict
• United Arab Emirates
• Land and Resources
• Water Sources
• Plant and Animal Life
• Natural Resources
• Climate
• Environmental Issues
• The People of the United Arab Emirates
• Ethnic Groups
• Language and Religion
• Education
• Way of Life
• Culture
• Social Issues
• Economy
• Mining
• Manufacturing and Services
• Agriculture
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communications
• Foreign Trade
• Currency and Banking
• Government
• Executive and Legislative
• Judiciary
• Social Services
• Defense
• International Organizations
• History
• The Trucial States
• Independence
• Yemen
• Land and Resources
• Population
• Population Characteristics
• Principal Cities and Towns
• Language
• Religion
• Education
• Way of Life
• Culture
• Art and Architecture
• Economy
• Agriculture
• Fishing
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Currency and Foreign Trade
• Transportation and Communications
• Government
• History
• The Rise of Islam
• Ottoman Rule
• The Last of the Imams
• British Rule in the South
• A Unified Republic
• Civil War and its Aftermath