West_Asia
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West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula and the South Caucasus. The region is separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egyp
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| Area | 5,994,935 km (2,314,657 sq mi) |
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| Population | 313,450,000 (2018) (9th) |
| Population density | 50.1/km (130/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | $9.063 trillion (2019) |
| GDP (nominal) | $3.383 trillion (2019) |
| GDP per capita | $10,793 (2019; nominal), $28,918 (2019; PPP) |
| HDI |  0.699 (medium) |
| Ethnic groups | Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Baloch, Georgians, Greek Cypriots, Jews, Kurds, Laz people, Mandaeans, Maronites, Persians, Pontic Greeks, Talyshis, Turks, Yazidis, Zazas |
| Religions | Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Baháʼí, Druzism, Yarsanism, Yazidism, Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. |
| Demonym | West Asian Western Asian |
| Countries |
3 unrecognized |
| Dependencies |  Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
| Languages | Official languages Other languages |
| Time zones | 5 time zones |
| Internet TLD | .ae, .am, .az, .bh, .cy, .eg, .ge, .il, .iq, .ir, .jo, .kw, .lb, .om, .ps, .qa, .sa, .sy, .tr, .ye |
| Calling code | Zone 9 except Armenia, Cyprus (Zone 3) & Sinai (Zone 2) |
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| UN M49 code | 145 – West Asia142 – Asia001 – World |
Area and population figures include the Sinai Among the top 100 urban areas of the world by population | |
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