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The area of Cyprus is 9,251 sq km / 3,572 sq miles
The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia
The largest city in Cyprus is Nicosia
The highest point in Cyprus is Mount Olympus 1953 m / 6,407 ft
The lowest point in Cyprus is along the coast; sea level
The population of Cyprus is 725,000 people
The official languages of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish
The major religions of Cyprus are Greek Orthodoxy and Islam
The currencies are 1 Cypriot pound=100 cents and 1 Turkish lira=100 kurus
Greek and Turkish are two major cuisines of Cyprus
Cypriots are known for their generous dining room hospitality to foreigners
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The area of Egypt is 1,001,449 sq km / 386,660 sq miles
The capital of Egypt is Cairo
The largest city in Egypt is Cairo
The highest point in Egypt is Jabal Katerina 2,642 m / 8,668 ft
The lowest point in Egypt is Qattara Depression 133 m / 436 ft below sea level
The population of Egypt is 59,000,000 people
The official language of Egypt is Arabic
The major religions of Egypt are Islam and Coptic Christianity
The currency of Egypt is 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piastres
Egyptians are probably the world's leading per capita consumers of bread
Ancient Egyptian bakers discovered the secret of leavening bread
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The area of Greece is 131,944 sq km / 50,944 sq miles
The capital of Greece is Athens
The largest city in Greece is Athens
The highest point in Greece is Mount Olympus 2,917 m / 9,573 ft
The lowest point in Greece is along the coast; sea level
The population of Greece is 10,500,000 people
The official language of Greece is Greek
The major religion of Greece is Orthodoxy
The currency of Greece is 1 drachma = 100 leptae
The Greeks are the acknowledged masters of spit-roasting and grilling lamb
The two keys to truly excellent Greek food are simplicity and conviviality
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The area of Israel is 20, 770 sq km / 8000 sq miles
The capital of Israel is Jerusalem
The largest city in Israel is Jerusalem
The highest point in Israel is Mount Meron 1,208 m / 3,963 ft
The lowest point in Israel is the Dead Sea 396 m / 1,300 feet below sea level
The population of Israel is 6,000,000 people
The official languages of Israel are Hebrew & Arabic
The major religion of Israel are Judaism, Islam & Christianity
The currency of Israel is 1 new shekel = 100 new agorot
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth
The Moslem conquest in 636 BCE began a 1200 year halt to the wine industry
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The area of Jordan is 91,862 sq km / 35,468 sq miles
The area of Lebanon is 10,452 sq km / 4,036 sq miles
The area of Syria is 185,180 sq km / 71,498 sq miles
The capital and largest city of Jordan is Amman
The capital and largest city of Lebanon is Beirut
The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus
The population of Jordan is 4,200,000 people
The population of Lebanon is 3,600,000 people
The population of Syria is 13,500,000 people
Official language of Jordan and Syria is Arabic
The religions in Lebanon, Syria & Jordan are Islam, Christianity & Druze
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The area of Turkey is 779,452 sq km / 301,077 sq miles
The capital of Turkey is Ankara
The largest city in Turkey is Istanbul
The highest point in Turkey is Mount Ararat 5,122 m / 16,804 ft
The lowest point in Turkey is along the coast; sea level
The population of Turkey is 50,700,000 people
Official language of Turkey is Turkish
The major religion of Turkey is Islam
The currency of Turkey is 1 Turkish lira = 100 kurus
Turkish cuisine is the archetypal Eastern Mediterranean cuisine
The best producers of wine in Turkey are the Doluca & Kavakildere Wineries
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The Turkish teahouse is a descendant of the Arabian coffeehouse, imported from Syria in the 16th century.
Scattered throughout the Jordanian desert are castles originally built in the 7th and 8th century A.D.
Athenian adults spend more time dining out than any other city in the world.
The Israeli Parliament is based on proportional representation.
The Pera Palace Hotel in Turkey was built in 1892 especially for passengers en route via the Orient Express.
One of the largest cafes in Athens is situated in Syntagma Square and seats 3,000 people.
The Dead Sea Scrolls date back to events described in the New Testament.
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy which was first proclaimed on 8th January 1952.
In the Syrian desert summer temperatures average 40 C.
Lebanon's highest summit is Mt. Hermon reaching a height of 2814 meters.
The Nile emanates from the Sudan and flows north through Egypt for 1,96545 km (960 miles.)
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