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MENA is an English-language acronym referring to the Middle East and North Africa region. An alternative for the same group of countries is WANA (West Asia and North Africa). The term covers an extensive region stretching from Morocco to Iran, including all Mashriq and Maghreb countries. This toponym is roughly synonymous with the term the Greater Middle East.

The population of the MENA region at its least extent is estimated to be around 381 million people. This constitutes about 6% of the total world population. The MENA acronym is often used in academia, military planning, disaster relief, media planning as a broadcast region, and business writing. Map 1995.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency: CIA

Northern Africa and the Middle East

The region of the Middle East and North Africa covers an extensive region, which extends from Morocco to Iran, including all the Mashreq and Maghreb countries of the Middle East. The term is more or less synonymous with the term "Greater Middle East".

The population of the Middle East and North Africa region in its smallest extent is considered to be around 381 million people. This constitutes approximately 6% of the total world population.

List of countries in the Northern Africa and the Middle East with their political seat, national territorial area, number of inhabitants and population density.

Country	Capital	Area	Population	Density
Algeria	Algiers	2 381 741 km²	42 200 000 pop. (census 2018)	15,9/km²
Bahrain	Manama	778.3 km²	1,425,171 pop. (est 2016)	1,831.1/km²
Egypt	Cairo	1,010,408 km²	94,798,827 pop. (census 2017)	96/km²
Iran	Tehran	1,648.195 km²	81,672,300 pop. (est. 2018)	48/km²
Iraq	Baghdad	437,072 km²	37,202,572 pop. (est. 2016)	82.7/km²
Israel	Jerusalem/Tel Aviv	20,770-22,072 km²	8,998,370 pop. (est. 2019)	408/km²
Jordan	Amman	89,342 km²	10,171,480 pop. (est. 2018)	114/km²
Kuwait	Kuwait City	17,818 km²	4,621,638 pop. (est. 2018)	200.2/km²
Lebanon	Beirut	10,452 km²	6,006,668 pop. (est. 2016)	560/km²
Libya	Tripoli	1,759,541 km²	6,653,210 pop. (est. 2016)	3.74/km²
Morocco	Rabat	710,850 or 446,550 km²	35,740,000 pop. (census 2017)	50.0/km²
Oman	Muscat	309,500 km²	4,424,762 pop. (est. 2016)	15/km²
Palestine	East Jerusalem/Ramallah	6,020 km²	4,816,503 pop. (est. 2016)	731/km²
Qatar	Doha	11,586 km²	2 641 669 pop. (est. 2017)	176/km²
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	2 149 690 km²	32 275 687 pop. (census 2016)	15.01/km²
Syria	Damascus	185,180 km²	18,284,407 pop. (est. 2018)	118.3/km²
Tunisia	Tunis	163,610 km²	11,434,994 pop. (est. 2017)	63/km²
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	83 600 km²	9 575 729 pop. (census 2018)	114.54/km²
Yemen	Sana'a	527,968 km²	27,584,213 pop. (est. 2016)	44.7/km²

Other countries sometimes counted as part of the Middle East and North Africa: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chad, Djibouti, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Turkey.