{"id":38931,"count":1,"description":"The term MENA, for \"Middle East and North Africa\", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing. The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries. The term is roughly synonymous with the term the Greater Middle East (which is also sometimes taken to include Pakistan, Afghanistan, or both).\nThe population of the MENA region at its least extent is about 381 million people, about 6% of the total world population. At its greatest extent, its population is roughly 523 million.\nMENA has no standardized definition; different organizations define the region as consisting of different territories. The following is a list of commonly included countries, including disputed territories and partially recognized states, marked with a dagger (\u2020).\nSometimes also included in broader definitions:\nThe MENA region has vast reserves of petroleum and natural gas that make it a vital...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/mena\/","name":"Mena","slug":"mena","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/38931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=38931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}