Order

Malachi points and severe respect to anyone who can figure out and explain the order of these 25 nations.(HINT; Its not alphabetical)
HAVE FUN!!! XD

1)Israel
2)Lebanon
3)Syria
4)Egypt
5)Turkey
6)Cyprus
7)Armenia
8)Azerbaijan
9)Georgia
10)Afghanistan
11) Pakistan
12)Turkmenistan
13)Uzbekistan
14)Kyrgyzstan
15)Kazakhstan
16)Saudi Arabia
17)Yemen
18)Oman
19)Iraq
20)Jordan
21)United Arab Emirates
22)Qatar
23)Bahrain
24)Kuwait
25)Iran