claim: Yemen is the most wealthy country in the Arabian peninsula.
evidence: The Middle Eastالشرق الاوسط , ; Միջին Արևելք , ; Orta Sərq Central Kurdish  : ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین , Rojhelati Nawin ; Moyen-Orient ახლო აღმოსავლეთი , ; Μεση Ανατολη , ; המזרח התיכון , ; Rojhilata Navin خاورمیانه , ; Bariga Dhexe Orta Dogu مشرق وسطی , is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt .. Kurdish. Kurdish language. Central Kurdish. Central Kurdish. region. region. Western Asia. Western Asia. Egypt. Egypt. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner .. The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East -LRB- as opposed to the Far East -RRB- beginning in the early 20th century .. Near East. Near East. Far East. Far East. Arabs , Turks , Persians , Kurds , and Azeris -LRB- excluding Republic of Azerbaijan -RRB- constitute the largest ethnic groups in the region by population .. region. region. Arabs. Arabs. Turks. Turkish people. Persians. Persian people. Kurds. Kurds. Azeris. Azerbaijanis. Indigenous minorities of the Middle East include Jews , Assyrians and other Arameans , Baloch , Berbers , Copts , Druze , Lurs , Mandaeans , Samaritans , Shabaks , Tats , and Zazas .. Jews. Jews. Assyrians. Assyrian people. Arameans. Arameans in Syria. Baloch. Baloch peoples. Berbers. Berbers. Copts. Copts. Druze. Druze. Lurs. Lurs. Mandaeans. Mandaeans. Samaritans. Samaritans. Shabaks. Shabak people. Tats. Tat people ( Iran ). Zazas. Zazas. In the Middle East , there is also a Romani community .. Romani. Romani people. European ethnic groups that form a diaspora in the region include Albanians , Bosniaks , Circassians , Crimean Tatars , Franco-Levantines , and Italo-Levantines .. region. region. Albanians. Albanians. Bosniaks. Bosniaks. Circassians. Circassians. Crimean Tatars. Crimean Tatars. Franco-Levantines. Levantines ( Latin Christians ). Italo-Levantines. Levantines ( Latin Christians )#Italian Levantines. Among other migrant populations are Bengalis as well as other Indians , Chinese , Filipinos , Indonesians , Pakistanis , and Sub-Saharan Africans .. Chinese. Chinese people in the United Arab Emirates. Bengalis. Bengalis. Indians. Indians in Saudi Arabia. Filipinos. Filipinos in Saudi Arabia. Indonesians. Indonesians in Saudi Arabia. Pakistanis. Pakistanis. The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times , with the -LRB- geopolitical -RRB- importance of the region being recognized for millennia .. region. region. history of the Middle East. history of the Middle East. Several major religions have their origins in the Middle East , including Judaism , Christianity , and Islam ; the Baha'i faith , Mandaeism , Unitarian Druze , and numerous other belief systems were also established within the region .. region. region. Druze. Druze. Judaism. Judaism. Christianity. Christianity. Islam. Islam. Baha'i faith. Baha'i faith. Mandaeism. Mandaeism. The Middle East generally has a hot , arid climate , with several major rivers providing irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas such as the Nile Delta in Egypt , the Tigris and Euphrates watersheds of Mesopotamia , and most of what is known as the Fertile Crescent .. Egypt. Egypt. arid. arid. irrigation. irrigation. agriculture. agriculture. Nile Delta. Nile Delta. Tigris. Tigris. Euphrates. Euphrates. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. Fertile Crescent. Fertile Crescent. Most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have vast reserves of crude oil , with monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula in particular benefiting economically from petroleum exports .. Persian. Persian language. Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf. crude oil. crude oil. Arabian Peninsula. Arabian Peninsula