Arab World Countries

he Arab world is considered an area of the world that encompasses the region from the Atlantic Ocean near northern Africa east to the Arabian Sea. Its northern boundary is at the Mediterranean Sea, while the southern portion extends to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean.In general this area is tied together as a region because all of the countries within it are Arabic-speaking. Some of the countries list Arabic as their only official language, while others speak it, in addition to other languages.

UNESCO identifies 21 Arab states, while Wikipedia lists 23 Arab states. In addition the Arab League is a regional organization of these states that was formed in 1945. It currently has 22 members. The following is a list of those nations arranged in alphabetical order. For reference, the country's population and language has been included. In addition, those with an asterisk (*) are listed by UNESCO as Arab states, while those with (¹) are members of the Arab League. All population numbers were obtained from the CIA World Factbook and are from July 2010.

1) Algeria

Population: 34,586,184
Official Language: Arabic

2) Bahrain

Population: 738,004
Official Language: Arabic

3) Comoros

Population: 773,407
Official Languages: Arabic and French

4) Djibouti
Population: 740,528
Official Languages: Arabic and French

5) Egypt

Population: 80,471,869
Official Language: Arabic

6) Iraq
Population: 29,671,605
Official Languages: Arabic and Kurdish (only in Kurdish regions)

7) Jordan
Population: 6,407,085
Official Language: Arabic

8) Kuwait
Population: 2,789,132
Official Language: Arabic

9) Lebanon
Population: 4,125,247
Official Language: Arabic

10) Libya
Population: 6,461,454
Official Languages: Arabic, Italian and English

11) Malta

Population: 406,771
Official Language: Maltese and English

12) Mauritania
Population: 3,205,060
Official Language: Arabic

13) Morocco
Population: 31,627,428
Official Language: Arabic

14) Oman
Population: 2,967,717
Official Language: Arabic

15) Qatar
Population: 840,926
Official Language: Arabic

16) Saudi Arabia
Population: 25,731,776
Official Language: Arabic

17) Somalia
Population: 10,112,453
Official Language: Somali

18) Sudan
Population: 43,939,598
Official Language: Arabic and English

19) Syria

Population: 22,198,110
Official Language: Arabic

20) Tunisia

Population: 10,589,025
Official Language: Arabic and French

21) United Arab Emirates

Population: 4,975,593
Official Language: Arabic

22) Western Sahara

Population: 491,519
Official Languages: Hassaniya Arabic and Moroccan Arabic

23) Yemen

Population: 23,495,361
Official Language: Arabic