Map Test 1 Flashcards
Capital of Egypt
Capital: Cairo

Religions of Egypt
Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Main exports of Egypt
Main exports: Crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food
Capital of Iraq
Capital: Baghdad

Religions of Iraq
Religion: Muslim (official) 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
Main exports of Iraq
Main exports: Crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
Capital of Iran
Capital: Tehran

Religions of Iran
Religion: Muslim (official) 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i) 2%
Main exports of Iran
Main exports: Petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets
Capital of Libya
Capital: Tripoli

Religions of Libya
Religion: Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%
Main exports of Libya
Main exports: Crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh

Religions of Saudi Arabia
Religion: Muslim (official) 100%
Main exports of Saudi Arabia
Main exports: Petroleum and petroleum products 90%
Religions of Turkey
Religion: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Main exports of Turkey
Main exports: Apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
Capital of Oman
Capital: Muscat

Religions of Oman
Religion: Ibadhi Muslim (official) 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25%
Main exports of Oman
Main exports: Petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
Capital of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa

Capital of Turkey
Capital: Ankara

Religions of Yemen
Religion: Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf’i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
Main exports of Yemen
Main exports: Crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas
Capital of Algeria
Capital: Algiers

Religions of Algeria
Religion: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Main exports of Algeria
Main exports: Petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
Capital of Tunisia
Capital: Tunis

Religions of Tunisia
Religion: Muslim (Islam - official) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Main exports of Tunisia
Main exports: Clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
Capital of Morocco
Capital: Rabat

Religions of Morocco
Religion: Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000
Main exports of Morocco
Main exports: Clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
Capital of Lebanon
Capital: Beirut

Religions of Lebanon
Religion: Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma’ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Coptic, Protestant), other 1.3%
Main exports of Lebanon
Main exports: Jewellery, base metals, chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibres, paper
Capital of Syria
Capital: Damascus

Religions of Syria
Religion: Sunni Muslim (Islam - official) 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
Main exports of Syria
Main exports: Crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
Capital of Israel
Capital: Jerusalem

Religions of Israel
Religion: Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8%
Main exports of Israel
Main exports: Machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
Capital of Jordan
Capital: Amman

Religions of Jordan
Religion: Sunni Muslim 92% (official), Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations)
Main exports of Jordan
Main exports: Clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals
Capital of Qatar
Capital: Doha

Religions of Qatar
Religion: Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14%
Main exports of Qatar
Main exports: Liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
Capital of Bahrain
Capital: Manama

Religions of Bahrain
Religion: Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8%
Main exports of Bahrain
Main exports: Petroleum and petroleum products, aluminium, textiles
Capital of Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City

Religions of Kuwait
Religion: Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
Main exports of Kuwait
Main exports: Oil and refined products, fertilizers
Capital of United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi

Religions of United Arab Emirates
Religion: Muslim (Islam - official) 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Main exports of United Arab Emirates
Main exports: Crude oil 45%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates
Capital of Palestinian Authority
Capital: n/a

Religions of Palestinian Authority
Religion: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% (West Bank). Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% in Gaza
Main exports of Palestinian Authority
Main exports: Stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone