� 98%� ��� ��
�� Turkey����UNITED NATIONS
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� NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP
�� 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

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�� Republic of Turkey
�� Nation Founded 1923

� ��� 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

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�� Syrian Arab Republic
�� Nation Founded 1946

��� 96%�� �� ���
� 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

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�� Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
�� Nation Founded 1946

� �� 99%� � ��� ��
�� Iran����UNITED NATIONS
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� NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP
�� 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

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�� Islamic Republic of Iran
� �Nation Founded 1979

� �� 99%�� �� ��
�� Kuwait����UNITED NATIONS
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� NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP
�� 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

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�� State of Kuwait
�� Nation Founded 1961

� 99%�� � �� ��
�� Saudi Arabia ���UNITED NATIONS
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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

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�� Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
�� Nation Founded 1932