| Middle East
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Region Overview | Middle East
usually descirbes the land around the southern and eastern Mediterranean
Sea, including the Arabian peninsula and beyond. The region's climate
is arid and plagued by water shortages.
Population
is approximately 195 million with a 2.1% rate of natural increase.
Languages
include Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.
Economies
are generally characterized as developing, with high dependence on oil
resources controlled by a few wealthy groups.
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