- Capital: Damas
- Population: 23.594.623
- Surface: 185.180 km2
- Devise: la livre syrienne
- Religion: Majorité Islam
- Appartient à: Ligue arabe, FMI, ONU
- Capital: Abou Dhabi
- Population: 10.680.000
- Surface: 98.648 km2
- Devise: le dirham des Émirats arabes uni (1 EUR=3,9755 AED)
- Religion: Majorité Islam
- Appartient à: ACD, Ligue arabe, CCG, FMI, ONU, OPEP