Actually, there is no single country in the Middle East that has istan in its name. Most of the Central Asian countries end with istan such as Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. ^ That's what the question was asking. TurkmenISTAN, Afghanistan, UzbekISTAN, Pakistan.
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Its a Turkish word that bounds them meaning 'where x people live'. Kürd-istan, Türkmen-istan etc.
Because they are big fans of Eminem and took the name from his song "Stan" ...
As of now, there are no major changes in terms of new countries joining Europe. The countries comprising Europe are expected to remain the same as they are today.
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Eight countries border the Persian Gulf.
Two kingdoms still existing in the Middle East are Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Norfolk and Suffolk counties are the furthest east of the British counties.
There is a list somewhere that has thousands of names for that.
South East Counties League ended in 1998.
Northern Counties East Football League was created in 1982.
East Midlands Counties Football League was created in 2008.
There are more than 10 cattle producing counties east of the Mississippi. Tennessee and Kentucky have the most counties.
The US is currently involved in three separate wars in the middle east and north Africa (which is culturally an extension of the middle east), in the nations of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. The US is not exactly at war with any of those countries, but it is an ally of certain factions in ongoing civil wars and insurgencies.
Some countries that have changed their names include Myanmar (formerly Burma), Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), and North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia).