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The term MENA is an acronym referring to the Middle East and North Africa region. The term MENA covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including all Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries. The term is roughly synonymous with the term the Greater Middle East. The MENA acronym is often used in academia, military planning, disaster relief, and business writing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Bank Definition: MENA )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, Marrakech, Morocco, 26-28 October 2010 )〕 Due to the geographic ambiguity and Eurocentric nature of the term "Middle East", many people prefer use of the term WANA (West Asia and North Africa)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West Asia and North Africa: A Regional Vision )〕 or the less common NAWA (North Africa-West Asia).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome )〕 The population of the MENA region at its least extent is about 381 million people, about 6% of the total world population. ==List of countries== MENA has no standardized definition; different organizations define the region as consisting of different territories. The following is a list of commonly included countries and territories.〔〔Dumper, Michael, and Stanley, Bruce E., ''Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopaedia'', 2007〕 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sometimes also included in broader definitions of MENA:〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Renaissance Capital Research Portal )〕 * * * * * * * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MENA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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