Well thank you Mr.Wikipedia, I guess you don't care what they have to say on the topic of the Middle East itself either since it quite clearly states that the term "Middle East" itself is a loose statement with no clear definition but as far as the ignorant people of the world are concerned the Greater Middle East (a term defined by the U.S. Government while preparing for the '04 G8 summit) is a collective term to refer to the Islamic World including non-Arabic countries...be that as it may,it is still not an official political region in itself but just a general name loosely applied to people