1. Snow never falls in Iraq.

2. Yemen takes its name from the Arabic word meaning "northerly."

3. An emirate is ruled by a baron.

4. Most of Syria’s people are Arabs.

5. Only Persians live in Iran.

6. Qatar has very few natural resources.

7. Syria is a landlocked country.

8. The literacy rate in Afghanistan is very high.

9. The city of Abadan was badly damaged in the Iran-Iraq War.