What are some nation-states in the middle east?

What's the difference between the West and the Middle East and the Far East?

• The West (Europe and North America) and the Middle East do share some things in common. Both are caucasoid, I think. I would also like to put India here (or not) as they are more closer to the Middle east than the Far East. Culturally, philsophically, and contribution wise?

• Answer:

  Well, as I've said before, this "caucasoid" unity doesn't exist. Yes, skin tone might suggest that some cultural groups are closer than others. However, it's still a superficial quality, pun intended, and we might as well base the races on our eye colors. If you think about it, races shouldn't be able to mix, and clearly a white person and have a kid with a black person or mongoloid person. It's just a set of genes. Culturally, you have a case. The Middle East is culturally more related to the West than it is to the Far East. If you think about it, a lot of culture is based off of religion, and guess where the Western religions originate from? Also, there is shared ideas such as math, science, and philosophy that goes back to the Greek times, when the two were linked. There is a whole list, one that I think you need to research on your own. Now, India could be arguably closer to the West, but I think it's more related to the Far East. Specifically, Buddhism and Hinduism are found in those countries, and both link back to India. I has Western influences, and influenced the West with the Indo-European element, but that's really where I see a split.