List of countries where Arabic is an official language
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Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
is an official language
Official language
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. Please note that in some of these countries, Arabic is spoken by a minority of the people.
| No. | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria |
34,895,000 |
| 2 |  Bahrain |
807,000 |
| 3 |  Chad |
10,329,208 |
| 4 |  Comoros |
691,000 |
| 5 |  Djibouti |
864,000 |
| 6 |  Egypt |
79,089,650 |
| 7 |  Eritrea |
5,224,000 |
| 8 |  Iraq |
31,234,000 |
| 9 |  Israel |
7,653,600 |
| 10 |  Jordan |
6,407,085 |
| 11 |  Kuwait |
3,566,437 |
| 12 |  Lebanon |
4,224,000 |
| 13 |  Libya |
6,420,000 |
| 14 |  Mauritania |
3,291,000 |
| 15 |  Morocco |
32,200,000 |
| 16 |  Oman |
2,845,000 |
| 17 |  State of Palestine |
4,100,000 |
| 18 |  Qatar |
1,696,563 |
| 19 |  Saudi Arabia |
25,731,776 |
| 20 |  Somalia |
9,359,000 |
| 21 |  Sudan |
43,939,598 |
| 22 |  Syria |
22,505,000 |
| 23 |  Tunisia |
10,432,500 |
| 24 |  United Arab Emirates |
4,975,593 |
| 25 |  Yemen |
23,580,000 |
| Total | 376,061,010 |
See also
- Geographic distribution of Arabic
- Arab LeagueArab LeagueThe Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
- English exonyms of Arabic speaking placesEnglish exonyms of Arabic speaking placesThe list includes countries and territories, and their capitals or administrative centres, where at least one official language is Arabic. Standard Arabic pronunciation was chosen.-Countries/territories and capitals/administrative centres:-Egypt:...