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The Arabian Peninsula formed as a result of the rifting of the Red Sea between 56 and 23 million years ago, and is bordered by the Red Sea to the west and southwest, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast, the Levant and Mesopotamia to the north and the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.
The term "Arab" often connotes [according to whom?] the Arabian Peninsula, but the larger (and more populous) part of the Arab World is North Africa. Its eight million square kilometers include two of the largest countries of the African continent, Algeria (2.4 million km 2) in the center of the region and Sudan (1.9 million km 2) in the southeast.
Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology][note 1]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western European nations in the early 20th ...
Saudi Arabia occupies about 80% of the Arabian Peninsula (the world's largest peninsula), [137] lying between latitudes 16° and 33° N, and longitudes 34° and 56° E. Because the country's southeastern and southern borders with the United Arab Emirates and Oman are not precisely marked, the exact size of the country is undefined. [137]
This is a list of Arab League countries and territories by population. Present. Population by Arab League country (top 10)
Dubai Metro is the Arabian peninsula's first rapid transit system and was the world's longest driverless metro network until 2016. A 1,200 km (750 mi) country-wide railway is under construction which will connect all the major cities and ports. [262] The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula. [263]
Yemen covers 530,000 km 2 (204,634 sq mi) and is located at the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. [225] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and Oman to the east.
Arab world. The Arab world consists of the 22 members of the Arab League. As of 2023, the combined population of all the Arab states was around 473 million people. [1] The most populous Arab state is Egypt, the North African nation with a population of 109 million residents. Comoros, the Indian Ocean nation is the least populated, with around ...