| Countries and Other AreasInformation about countries under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is available through the links at left or by clicking on the map below. The list is sorted alphabetically by short-form names. For long-form names, please refer to the Background Notes or see the list of Independent States of the World. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||