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Turkey  UNITED
NATIONS
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GDP $ 5,830 Population 68,109,469
Living In
Poverty 18%
Population 2050 (projected) 97,500,000
+ 37%
766,640 sq. km. 86 per sq. km.
Literacy: male 94.3%, female 78.7%
Life Expectancy: male 69.41 yrs. female 74.3 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report
Turkey
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - 18
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National
Intelligence Quotient - 90%
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID
Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 5,496.5 million
News
Sources World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
World Trade Organization
D�nya
Turkish
Daily News
Zaman
Istanbul
Stock Exchange
Chambers
of Commerce
Current Conflicts
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Republic of Turkey
Nation Founded 1923
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86%
Syria
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GDP $ 7,887
Population 17,585,540
Living In Poverty
20%
Population 2050 (projected) 35,000,000
+ 99%
185,170 sq. km. 87 per sq. km.
Literacy: male 89.7%, female 64%
Life Expectancy: male 68.18 yrs. female 70.67 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A
Syria
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - 13
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National Intelligence
Quotient - 87
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $
194.5 million
News
Sources World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
Syria
Times
Syria
Report
Al
Thawra
Chambers
of Commerce
Syrian Arab Republic
Nation Founded 1946
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Jordan
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GDP $ 4,348
Population 5,460,265
Living In
Poverty 30%
Population 2050 (projected) 11,800,000
+ 115%
89,544 sq. km. 55 per sq. km.
Literacy:
male 95.9%, female 86.3%
Life Expectancy: male 75.42 yrs. female 80.5 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A
Jordan
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - 16
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National Intelligence
Quotient - 87
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 -
$ 5,967.0 million
News
Sources
World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
World Trade Organization
The
Star
The
Jordan Times
Amman
Stock Exchange
Chambers
of Commerce
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Nation Founded
1946
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Iran  UNITED
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GDP $ 6,673 Population 68,278,826
Living In
Poverty 40%
Population 2050 (projected) 96,500,000
+ 45%
1,600,000 sq. km. 43 per sq. km.
Literacy: male 85.6%, female 73%
Life Expectancy: male 68.04 yrs. female 70.73 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report
Iran
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - 14F / 17M
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National Intelligence
Quotient - 84
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID Grants taken 1962-2003
- $
109.7
million
News
Sources World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
The
Tehran Times
The
Tehran Stock Exchange
Chambers
of Commerce
Islamic Republic of Iran
Nation Founded 1979
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Kuwait UNITED
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GDP $ 15,884
Population 2,183,161
Living In
Poverty N/A
Population 2050 (projected) 7,000,000
+ 192%
17,820 sq. km. 107 per sq. km.
Literacy:
male 85.1%, female 81.7%
Life Expectancy: male 75.72 yrs. female 77.62 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report
Kuwait
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National Intelligence
Quotient - 83
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID Grants taken
1962-2003 - $
NIL
News
Sources
World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
World Trade Organization
The
Kuwait Times
Chambers
of Commerce
State of Kuwait
Nation Founded 1961
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Saudi Arabia UNITED
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GDP $ 12,877 Population 24,293,844
Living In
Poverty N/A
Population
2050 (projected) 74,200,000
+ 208%
1,960,582 sq. km. 9 per sq. km.
Literacy: male
84.7%,
female 70.8%
Life Expectancy: male 66.99 yrs. female 70.55 yrs.
Environmental & Ecological Factors
Trafficking in Human Beings Report
Saudi Arabia
does
not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
Human Rights Report
Age of Consent - Must be Married
United Nations International Migration Profile
Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A
National
Intelligence Quotient - 83
Corruption Index
Armed
Forces
World Bank Report
International Monetary Fund
USAID
Grants taken 1962-2003 - $
NIL
News
Sources
World
Health Organization
Freedom
House Report
Riyadh
Daily
Saudia
Online
Arab
News
Chambers
of Commerce
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Nation Founded 1932
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