Greece... the twentieth century nation
Athens... ancient splendor and modern capital
Albania... communist outpost
Yugoslavia... land of the southern Slavs
Bulgaria... lofty mountains and seaside resorts
Rumania... Balkan state on the Black Sea
The Soviet Union... aspects of a communist nation
Soviet Republics in Asia... Kazakhstan and its neighbours
Caucasus Republics... Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Iran... land of the Persians
Iraq... by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
Baghdad... the city of the Arabian Nights
Turkey... Anadolu and Trakya
Istanbul... city of two continents
Syria... Syrian Arab Republic
Lebanon... old land and young nation
Israel... modern nation with an ancient history
Jordan... Hashemite kingdom
Bedouins... the desert rangers
The Arabian Peninsula... Saudi Arabia and its neighbours