Qatar

Qatar

On the Corniche with the cityscape behind me Country Information: The capital of Qatar is Doha. About 3+ million people live here. The official state religion is Islam. Its official languages are Arabic and English, though Urdu, French, Malayalam, and Tagalog are also...
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

At a local home in Riyadh, in the men’s salon Country Information: In the desert country of Saudi Arabia, the capital is Riyadh. There are approximately 30,000,000 people living here. The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. The majority of the...
Syria

Syria

Country Information: Syria is officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic. The capital is Damascus and the official language is Arabic. About 18 million people live here (as of 2021) though many refugees are leaving the country. The largest religion is Sunni Islam,...

Thailand

At the Grand Palace in Thailand, 1995   Country Information: The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. There are approximately 70 million people living here. The official language of Thailand is Thai and English is the language of the elite. The majority of Thai people...

United Arab Emirates

The Burj al Arab gives its guests gold-plated iPads at check-in during 2013!   Country Information: The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi, though many foreigners are also familiar the ultramodern and luxurious city of Dubai. About 9.5 million people...