People in the middle east are rich too, not everyone is dirt poor like the news likes to tell us. Just take a look at these photos of hotels and lush landscapes.

• Population- 22,409,572
• Literacy Rate-                                                                                      total population: 74.8%
  male: 82.7%
  female: 67.1% (2003 est.)
• GDP- $59.15 billion (2006 est.)
• Population growth rate-2.07%
• Birth rate- 30.52 births/1,000 population
• Airports-12