Travel - KYRGYZSTAN

Location: Central Asia - Official Name: Kyrgyz Republic -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Bishkek - Population: 5 Million -

Total Area: 76,641 Sq Miles - Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian,

Uzbek - Religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 70%, Other (mostly

Russian Orthodox) 30% - Ethnic Mix: Kyrgyz 57%, Russian

19%, Uzbek 13%, Tartar 2%, Ukrainian 2%, Other 7% -

Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: Som

(100 Teen) - Literacy Rate: 97% -

Travel - LEBANON

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: Republic of

Lebanon - Formation: 1941 - Capital: Beirut -Population:

3.6 Million - Total Area: 4,015 Sq Miles - Languages:

Arabic, French, Armenian, Assyrian - Religions: Muslim

70%, Christian 30% - Ethnic Mix: Arab 94%, Armenian 4%,

Other 2% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency:

Lebanese Pound (100 Piastres) - Literacy Rate: 86% -

Travel - OMAN

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: Sultanate of

Oman - Formation: 1951 - Capital: Muscat - Population:

2.6 Million - Total Area: 82,031 Sq Miles - Languages:

Arabic, Baluchi - Religions: Ibadi Muslim 75%, Other Muslim

& Hindu 25% -  Ethnic Mix: Arab 88%, Baluch 4%, Persian

3%, Indian & Pakistani 3%, African 2% - Government:

Monarchy - Currency: Omani Rial (1000 Baizas) - Literacy

Rate: 71.8% -

Travel - QATAR

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: State of Qatar -

Formation: 1971 - Capital: Doha - Population: 575,000 -

Total Area: 4,416 Sq Miles - Languages: Arabic, Farsi

(Persian), Urdu, Hindi, English - Religions: Muslim (mainly

Sunni) 95%, Other 5% - Ethnic Mix: Arab 40%, Pakistani

18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, Other 14% - Government:

 Monarchy - Currency: Qatar Riyal (100 Dirhams) - Literacy

Rate: 81.2% -

Travel - SAUDI ARABIA

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia - Formation: 1932 - Capital: Riyadh - Population: 21

Million - Total Area: 756,981 Sq Miles - Languages: Arabic,

Other - Religions: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi’a Muslim 15% -

Ethnic Mix: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% - Government:

Monarchy - Currency: Saudi Riyal (100 Malalah) - Literacy

Rate: 77% -

Travel - SYRIA

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: Syrian Arab

Republic - Formation: 1941 - Capital: Damascus -

Population: 16.6 Million - Total Area: 71,498 Sq Miles -

Languages: Arabic, French, Kurdish, Armenian, Circassian,

Aramaic - Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, Other Muslim 16%,

Christian 10% - Ethnic Mix: Arab 89%, Kurdish 6%, Armenian,

Turkmen, Circassian 2%, Other 3% - Government: One Party

Republic - Currency: Syrian Pound (100 Piastres) - Literacy

Rate: 74.5% -

Travel - TAJIKISTAN

Location: Central Asia - Official Name: Republic of Tajikistan -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Dushanbe - Population: 6.1 Million -

Total Area: 55,251 Sq Miles - Languages: Tajik, Uzbek,

Russian - Religions: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi’a Muslims 5%,

Other 15% - Ethnic Mix: Tajik 62%, Uzbek 24%, Russian 8%,

Tatar 1%, Kyrgyz 1%, Other 4% - Government: Multiparty

Republic - Currency: Somoni - Literacy Rate: 99% -

Travel - TURKMENISTAN

Location: Central Asia - Official Name: Turkmenistan -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Ashgabat - Population: 4.8

Million - Total Area: 188,455 Sq Miles - Languages:

Turkmen, Uzbek, Russian - Religions: Sunni Muslim 87%,

Eastern Orthodox 11%, Other 2% - Ethnic Mix: Turkmen

73%, Russian 10%, Uzbek 9%, Kazakh 2%, Tatar 1%, Other

5% - Government: One Party State - Currency: Manat

(100 Tenge) - Literacy Rate: 98%

Travel - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: United Arab

Emirates - Formation: 1971 - Capital: Abu Dhabi -

Population: 2.7 Million - Total Area: 32,000 Sq Miles -

Languages: Arabic, Farsi, English, Indian & Pakistani

Languages - Religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 96%,

Christian, Hindu & Other 4% - Ethnic Mix: Asian 60%,

 Emirian 25%, Other Arab 12%, European 3% - Government:

Monarchy - Currency: UAE Dirham (100 Fils) - Literacy

Rate: 75.6% -

Travel - UZBEKISTAN

Location: Central Asia - Official Name: Republic of

Uzbekistan - Formation: 1991 - Capital: Tashkent -

Population: 25.3 Million - Total Area: 172,741 Sq Miles -

Languages: Uzbek, Russian - Religions: Sunni Muslim

88%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, Other 3% - Ethnic Mix:

Uzbek 71%, Russian 8%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 4%, Other 12% -

Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: Som

(100 Teen) - Literacy Rate: 88.9% -

Travel - YEMEN

Location: Southwest Asia - Official Name: Republic of

Yemen - Formation: 1990 - Capital: Sana - Population:

19.1 Million - Total Area: 203,849 Sq Miles - Languages:

Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu - Religions: Shi’a Muslims 42%,

Sunni Muslim 55%, Christian, Hindu & Jewish 3% - Ethnic

Mix: Arab 95%, Afro-Arab 3%, Indian, Somali & European

2% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Yemeni

Rial - Literacy Rate: 46.3% -