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21st Century Silk Road: Malaysia-Uzbek Relations

Uzbekistan Continues to Hold Humanitarian Operation to Return Its Citizens from Syria

IN BRIEF

Uzbekistan | President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Pardons 113 Citizens

Brunei | The16th ASEAN Working Group Meeting on Halal Food Held Online

Afghanistan | A Third of the Capital’s Coronavirus Confirmed Cases are Medical Staff

Comoros | The Last African OIC Nation to Report COVID-19 Cases

Chad | Two Deaths Reported in the Middle African Nation with 52 Infections

Yemen | No Active Cases in the West Asian Nation after the Recovery of the First and Only Coronavirus Patient

Benin | Education Minister launched the CEP Emphasising the Importance of School Education

Tajikistan | The Central Asian Nation Confirms the First 15 Coronavirus Infections

Guinea-Bissau | Confirmation of first coronavirus death and extension of the state of emergency

Yemen | Concerns Escalate After the First Coronavirus Infection was Confirmed in War-Torn Nation

Albania | Effective Measures at Home, and Bountiful Solidarity with Neighbours

Morocco | Businesses Transform their Models to Help Counter the Pandemic

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Address to the Oliy Majlis

As the world is celebrating the advent of the new year, people hope that 2021 will be better than the last year and that the wounds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would be healed this year.

Nigerian Challenger Bank Raised Usd 10 Million

Bank Islam Expands Islamic Social Finance

Tokayev to UNGA: Kazakhstan Shares The Aspiration of a Peaceful and Prosperous World

The Role of Uzbekistan in Connecting Asia with Europe through the New Silk Road

Best Islamic SME Bank Malaysia 2020 Award Goes to AmBank Islamic

Government and business’ joint efforts to support the vulnerable groups of the population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan

Afghanistan’s Recent Strategies for Economic Growth are On Hold

The Role Of Fintech In Africa’s Digital Economy Uganda Eyes Growth And Competitiveness

Small Businesses To Drive Africa’s Economic Growth

Tackle Large Scale Problems with Small Scale Solutions

Upholding the Sanctity and Benefits of Islamic Banking

An exclusive interview with Mr Mohd Muazzam Mohamed, CEO of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

Impacting Lives And Shaping A Better Future: Collaboration Is Key

Interview with H.E. Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Malaysia Bolat Imanbayev

TIIF Promotes Uzbekistan to the World

Two Decades of Experience and Vision

Decades Of Turbulence And Nostalgia For A Homeland Finally Ended

Because Leadership Matters, Malaysia’s Health DG is Among the ‘Doctors at the Top’

YLE to Resume Clean Shores Initiative in Several MENA Countries

His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Saeed

The People’s Movement for “Generosity and Support” in Uzbekistan

Country Name	Republic of Kazakhistan
Capital	Astana
Population	17,544,126 (2015)
Area	2,724,730 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Kazakh, Russian
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 67.12 years ; Female:75.94 years
Currency	Tenge (KZT)
Literacy rate	Youth 99.84%, Adults 99.79%
GDP Per Capita	12,495 USD (2014)
Member since	1995

COUNTRY NAME	UZBEKISTAN
Capital	Tashkent
Population	29,893,488 (2015)
Area	414,240 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Uzbek
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 64.95 years ; Female: 71.67 years
Currency	Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
Literacy rate	Youth 99.95%, Adults 99.59%
GDP Per Capita	2,110.65 USD (2016)

COUNTRY NAME	TURKMENISTAN
Capital	Ashgabat
Population	5.2 million
Area	488,100 sq km (188,456 sq miles)
Major Language (s)	Turkmen, Russian
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 61 years ; Female: 69 years
Currency	Turkmen manat
Literacy rate	Male 90.00%, Female 82.7%
GDP Per Capita	6,389.33 USD (2016)

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
Capital	Baku
Population	94,77,100
Area	86,600 sq km
Major Language (s)	Azerbaijani
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Currency	manat
Literacy rate	99.5%
GDP Per Capita(2018)	17,857
Independence Day	18 October
Member Since	1991

COUNTRY NAME	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Capital	Tehran
Population	77,557,000
Area	1,648,195 sq km
Major Language (s)	Persian
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Currency	Rial
Literacy rate	93% (Semtember,2015)
GDP Per Capita(2018)	5,415.21 USD ‎(2017)
Independence Day	1 April
Member Since	1991

COUNTRY NAME	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Capital	Bishkek
Population	5,976,570
Area	199,951 sq km
Major Language (s)	Kyrgyz Russian
Major Religion (s)	Islam (88%)
Currency	Som(KGS)
Literacy rate	99.5%(2015)
GDP Per Capita(2018)	1,139 USD ‎(2017)
Independence Day	31 August
Member Since	1992

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
Capital	Dushanbe
Population	88,60,000
Area	143,100 sq km
Major Language (s)	Tajiki
Major Religion (s)	Islam (96.7%)
Currency	Somoni(TJS)
Literacy rate	98%
GDP Per Capita(2018)	800.97 USD ‎(2017)
Independence Day	9 September
Member Since	1992

COUNTRY NAME	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
Capital	Kabul
Population	25,500,100
Area	652,230 sq km
Major Language (s)	Dari ,Pashto
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Currency	Afghani (Afs)
Literacy rate	31%
GDP Per Capita(2018)	$2,024
Independence Day	19 August
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
Capital	Islamabad
Population	182.1 million
Area	796,095 sq km (307,374 sq miles), excluding Kashmir
Major Language (s)	Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male:65 years ; Female:67 years
Currency	Pakistani rupee
GDP Per Capita	$5,374
Independence Day	14 August
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
Capital	Dhaka
Population	162 Million (2017)
Area	1,47,470 square km
Major Language (s)	Bengali
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male:69 years ; Female:70 years
Currency	Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Literacy Rate	Youth :83.18% ; Adult : 61.38%
GDP Per Capita	USD 1358.78 (2016)
Independence Day	26 March
Member Since	1974

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
Capital	Malé
Population	401,000 (2014)
Area	298 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Dhivehi
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 75.81 years ; Female:77.79 years
Currency	Rufiyaa (MVR)
Literacy rate	Youth 99.76%, Adults 99.31%
GDP Per Capita	7,635.5 USD (2014)
Independence Day	26th of July
Member Since	1976

COUNTRY NAME	MALAYSIA
Capital	Kuala Lumpur
Population	32,049,700(2017)
Area	330,803sq. km
Major Language (s)	Malay
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	75.30 years
Currency	Ringgit(RM)
Literacy rate	Male 95.43%, Female 90.75%
GDP Per Capita	$30,858(2018)
Independence Day	August 31
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	THE SULTANATE OF BRUNEI ABODE OF PEACE
Capital	Bandar Seri Begawan
Population	417,400
Area	5,765 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Malay, English, Chinese
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 76 years ; Female: 81 years
Currency	Bruneian Dollar (BND)
Literacy rate	Youth 99.6%, Adults 96.4%
GDP Per Capita	USD 40,978.53 (2014)
Independence Day	23 February
Member Since	1984

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Capital	Jakarta
Population	257,563,815
Area	1,811,570 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Indonesian
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 66.87 years ; Female:71.01 years
Currency	Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Literacy rate	Youth 98.98%, Adults 93.88%
GDP Per Capita	USD 3,491.93 (2014)
Independence Day	17 August
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
Capital	Georgetown
Population	777,859 (2017)
Area	214,969 sq. km
Major Language (s)	English
Major Religion (s)	Christianity and Hinduism
Life Expectancy	Male: 66.65 years
Currency	Guyanese dollar
Literacy rate	Youth 87.5%
GDP Per Capita	$10,398
Independence Day	17 August
Member Since	1998

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
Capital	Paramaribo
Population	534,189
Area	163,820 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Dutch
Major Religion (s)	Christianity
Life Expectancy	71.40 years(2016)
Currency	Surinamese dollar
Literacy rate	95.5%
GDP Per Capita	$15,362
Independence Day	30 September
Member Since	1996

COUNTRY NAME	UNION OF THE COMOROS
Capital	Moroni
Population	769,991 (2014)
Area	2,230 sq. km
Major Language (s)	Arabic, French, Comorian
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male: 61.63 years ; Female: 64.96 years
Currency	Comoran Francs (KMF)
Literacy rate	Youth 99.76%, Adults 99.31%
GDP Per Capita	841.20 USD (2014)

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Capital	Maputo
Population	27.98 million (2015)
Area	799,384 km2
Major Language (s)	Portuguese
Major Religion (s)	Roman Catholic and Islam
Life Expectancy	Male:56.81 Years ; Female:54.00 Years
Currency	Metical (MZM)
Literacy Rate	Youth :76.75 % ; Adult : 58.84 %
GDP Per Capita	USD 529.21 (2015)
Independence Day	25 June
Member Since	1994

COUNTRY NAME	KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
Capital	Rabat
Population	33,309,400
Area	446,550 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic ,Tamazight
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	75.82 years (2016)
Currency	Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Literacy Rate	61.1%
GDP Per Capita	$9,339
Independence Day	18 November
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
Capital	Algiers
Population	38,700,000
Area	2,381,741 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic ,Tamazight
Major Religion (s)	Islam(97.9%)
Life Expectancy	76.08 years (2016)
Currency	Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Literacy Rate	79.6%
GDP Per Capita	$15,758
Independence Day	5 July
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
Capital	Nouakchott
Population	4,593,246(2017)
Area	1,030,700 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam(97.9%)
Life Expectancy	63.24 years (2016)
Currency	Ouguiya (MRU)
Literacy Rate	52.1%(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$1,136.76 USD (2017)
Independence Day	28 July
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF MALI
Capital	Bamako
Population	19,355,776(2018)
Area	1,240,192 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam(94.4)
Life Expectancy	57.97 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF
Literacy Rate	60.53%(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$2,271(2018)
Independence Day	28 July
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	BURKINA FASO
Capital	Ouagadougou
Population	19,993,993(2018)
Area	241,550 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam(61.6)
Life Expectancy	60.36 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	37.7 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	715.00 USD(2018)
Independence Day	5 August
Member Since	1975

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF BENIN
Capital	Porto-Novo
Population	11,628,309(2017)
Area	112,622 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam(27.7% ,2013)
Life Expectancy	60.91 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	72.5%
GDP Per Capita	899.00 USD (2018)
Independence Day	1 August
Member Since	1982

COUNTRY NAME	TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
Capital	Lomé
Population	6,993,000
Area	56,785 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Christian , Muslim
Life Expectancy	60.23 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	66.5 %(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$621(2017)
Independence Day	27 April
Member Since	1997

COUNTRY NAME	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Capital	Abuja
Population	190,886,311(2017)
Area	923,768 sqr km2
Major Language (s)	English
Major Religion (s)	Christianity and Islam
Life Expectancy	53.43 years (2016)
Currency	Naira (₦) (NGN)
Literacy Rate	59.6 %
GDP Per Capita	$2,050(2018)
Independence Day	1 October
Member Since	1986

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Capital	Yaoundé
Population	23,439,189(2016)
Area	475,442 km2
Major Language (s)	French , English
Major Religion (s)	Christianity, Islam
Life Expectancy	58.07 years (2016)
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Literacy Rate	75 %(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$1,217(2017)
Independence Day	20 May
Member Since	1975

COUNTRY NAME	GABONESE REPUBLIC
Capital	Libreville
Population	1,979,786
Area	267,668
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Christianity
Life Expectancy	66.10 years (2016)
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Literacy Rate	83.2 %(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$7,741(2016)
Independence Day	16th and 17th August
Member Since	1974

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF NIGER
Capital	Niamey
Population	20,672,987(2016)
Area	1,267,000 km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam(98.4)
Life Expectancy	60.06 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	19.1(2015)
GDP Per Capita	$510(2018)
Independence Day	3 August
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF CHAD
Capital	N'Djamena
Population	13,670,084(2015)
Area	1,284,000 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic, French
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	52.90 years (2016)
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Literacy Rate	Male:31.33% , Female:13.96%
GDP Per Capita	$890(2018)
Independence Day	11 August
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
Capital	Khartoum
Population	39,578,828 (2016)
Area	1,886,068 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic , English
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	64.49 years (2016)
Currency	Sudanese pound (SDG)
Literacy Rate	58.6% (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$3,459(2018)
Independence Day	1 January
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
Capital	Kampala
Population	41,487,965
Area	241,550 Km2
Major Language (s)	English , Swahili
Major Religion (s)	The Roman Catholic (39.3%), Islam (11.5%)
Life Expectancy	59.89 years (2016)
Currency	Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Literacy Rate	Male:79.12% , female:61.97%
GDP Per Capita	$700(2017)
Independence Day	9 October
Member Since	1974

COUNTRY NAME	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
Capital	Mogadishu
Population	11,031,386
Area	637,657 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic , Somali
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	56.29 years (2016)
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
Literacy Rate	49.7%
GDP Per Capita
Independence Day	1 July
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
Capital	Djibouti
Population	942,333
Area	23,200 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic , French
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	62.46 years (2016)
Currency	Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Literacy Rate	67.9% ; male: 78% ; female: 58.4% (2003 est.)
GDP Per Capita	$2,084
Independence Day	27 June
Member Since	1978

COUNTRY NAME	ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Capital	Cairo
Population	98.00 milion
Area	1,001,450,square km
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	Male:71.4 ; Female:74.2
Currency	Egyptian Pound (EGP)
Literacy Rate	Youth : 93.3% ; Adult : 75.8%
GDP Per Capita	USD 3724.00 (2016)
Independence Day	28 February
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	STATE OF LIBYA
Capital	Tripoli
Population	6,653,210
Area	1,759,540 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	71.93 years (2016)
Currency	Libyan dinar (LYD)
Literacy Rate	91.4 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$6,639 (2018)
Independence Day	24 December
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA
Capital	Tunis
Population	11,304,482 (2016)
Area	163,610 Km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	75.73 years (2016)
Currency	Tunisian dinar (TND)
Literacy Rate	81.1 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$3,573
Independence Day	20 March
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE
Capital	Yamoussoukro
Population	23,740,424(2018)
Area	318,000 sq. km
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam , Christianity
Life Expectancy	Male: 50.74 years ; Female:52.42 years
Currency	West African CFA franc
Literacy rate	Youth 50.23%, Adults 43.11%
GDP Per Capita	$1,879(2018)
Independence Day	7 August
Member Since	2001

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
Capital	Freetown
Population	7,075,641(2015)
Area	71,740
Major Language (s)	English
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	51.84 years (2016)
Currency	Leone (SLL)
Literacy Rate	48.4 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$505 (2018)
Independence Day	27 April
Member Since	1972

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
Capital	Conakry
Population	12,395,924 (2016)
Area	245,857 Km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam (84.4%)
Life Expectancy	60.02 years (2016)
Currency	Guinean franc (GNF)
Literacy Rate	30.5% (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$707 (2017)
Independence Day	2 October
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU
Capital	Bissau
Population	1,815,698 (2016)
Area	36,125 Km2
Major Language (s)	Portuguese
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	57.40 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	59.8 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$851 (2018)
Independence Day	24 September
Member Since	1974

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
Capital	Banjul
Population	2,051,363 (2017)
Area	11,295 Km2
Major Language (s)	English
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	61.19 years (2016)
Currency	Dalasi (GMD)
Literacy Rate	63.9%
GDP Per Capita	$488(2017)
Independence Day	18th February
Member Since	1974

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
Capital	Dakar
Population	15,411,614 (2016)
Area	196,722 Km2
Major Language (s)	French
Major Religion (s)	Islam (96.4%)
Life Expectancy	67.15 years (2016)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Literacy Rate	55.6 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$1,019 (2017)
Independence Day	4 April
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
Capital	Tirana
Population	2,876,591 (2017)
Area	28,748 km2
Major Language (s)	Albanian
Major Religion (s)	Islam (56.7%)
Life Expectancy	78.34 years (2016)
Currency	Lek (ALL)
Literacy Rate	97.6 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$5,261 (2018)
Independence Day	28 November
Member Since	1992

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
Capital	Ankara
Population	80,810,525 (2017)
Area	783,356 km2
Major Language (s)	Turkish
Major Religion (s)	Islam (98.0%)
Life Expectancy	75.76 years (2016)
Currency	Turkish lira (₺) (TRY)
Literacy Rate	95.6 (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$8,716 (2018)
Independence Day	29 October
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	LEBANESE REPUBLIC
Capital	Beirut
Population	6,006,668 (2016)
Area	10,452 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (61.3)
Life Expectancy	79.58 years (2016)
Currency	Lebanese pound (LBP)
Literacy Rate	94.1%
GDP Per Capita	$12,454 (2018)
Independence Day	22 November
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
Capital	Sana'a
Population	27,584,213
Area	527,968 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (99.1%)
Life Expectancy	64.95 years (2016)
Currency	Yemeni rial (YER)
Literacy Rate
GDP Per Capita	$449
Independence Day	30 November
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	STATE OF PALESTINE
Capital	Jerusalem (claims), Ramallah (administrative), Gaza City (administrative)
Population	4,816,503 (2016)
Area	6,020 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (97.6%)
Life Expectancy	73.3 years (2017)
Currency	Egyptian pound (EGP) Israeli new shekel (ILS) Jordanian dinar
Literacy Rate	98.4%
GDP Per Capita
Independence Day
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Capital	Damascus
Population	18,284,407 (2018)
Area	185,180 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam
Life Expectancy	70.31 years (2016)
Currency	Syrian pound (SYP)
Literacy Rate	86.0 %
GDP Per Capita	$2,802 (2010)
Independence Day	17 April
Member Since	1970

COUNTRY NAME	HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
Capital	Amman
Population	10,171,480(2018)
Area	89,342 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (97.2%)
Life Expectancy	74.33 years (2016)
Currency	Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Literacy Rate	98.01 (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$4,228 (2018)
Independence Day	25 May
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	SULTANATE OF OMAN
Capital	Muscat
Population	4,424,762 (2016)
Area	309,500 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (85.0%)
Life Expectancy	77.03 years (2016)
Currency	Rial (OMR)
Literacy Rate	93.97 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$17,978 (2018)
Independence Day	18 November
Member Since	1970

COUNTRY NAME	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Capital	Abu Dhabi
Population	9,599,353 (2018)
Area	83,600 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (76.9%)
Life Expectancy	77.26 years (2016)
Currency	UAE dirham (AED)
Literacy Rate	95%
GDP Per Capita	$41,476 (2018)
Independence Day	2 December
Member Since	1971

COUNTRY NAME	STATE OF QATAR
Capital	Doha
Population	2,641,669 (2017)
Area	11,581 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (67.7%)
Life Expectancy	78.18 years (2016)
Currency	Riyal (QAR)
Literacy Rate	97.75%
GDP Per Capita	$66,202 (2018)
Independence Day	18 December
Member Since	1970

COUNTRY NAME	KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
Capital	Manama
Population	1,425,171 (2016)
Area	778.3 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (70.3%)
Life Expectancy	76.90 years (2016)
Currency	Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Literacy Rate	95.7 % (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$26,010 (2018)
Independence Day	16 December
Member Since	1970

COUNTRY NAME	STATE OF KUWAIT
Capital	Kuwait City
Population	4,052,584 (2016)
Area	17,818 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (74.1%)
Life Expectancy	74.69 years (2016)
Currency	Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Literacy Rate	95.68% (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$28,199 (2018)
Independence Day	25 February
Member Since	1969

COUNTRY NAME	REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
Capital	Baghdad
Population	37,202,572 (2016)
Area	437,072 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic , Kurdish
Major Religion (s)	Islam (99.0%)
Life Expectancy	69.86 years (2016)
Currency	Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Literacy Rate	84%
GDP Per Capita	$5,601 (2018)
Independence Day	3 October
Member Since	1976

COUNTRY NAME	KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Capital	Riyadh
Population	33,000,000 (2018)
Area	2,149,690 km2
Major Language (s)	Arabic
Major Religion (s)	Islam (93.0%)
Life Expectancy	74.56 years (2016)
Currency	Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Literacy Rate	94.84% (2015)
GDP Per Capita	$22,649(2018)
Independence Day	23 September
Member Since	1969