- Capital: Damas
- Population: 21.324.367
- Surface: 185.180 km2
- Devise: la livre syrienne
- Religion: Majorité Islam
- Appartient à: Ligue arabe, FMI, ONU
- Capital: Doha
- Population: 2.831.000
- Surface: 11.490 km2
- Devise: le rial du Qatar (1 EUR=3,8941 QAR)
- Religion: Majorité Islam
- Appartient à: ACD, Ligue arabe, CCG, FMI, ONU, OPEP