Arab States- العالم العربي‎

The Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast. It consists of 25 countries and territories with a combined population of 325 million people straddling two continents.

-States and territories:

*Algeria (al-Jazā'ir الجزائر)

*Bahrain (al-Baḥrayn البحرين)

*Chad (Tshād تشاد) Arabic is one of the official languages, the other being French. Often not considered an Arab state.

*Comoros (Juzur al-Qamar جزر القمر) (Comorian and French are the other two official languages)

*Djibouti (Jībūtī جيبوتي) (French is the other official language)

*Egypt (Miṣr مصر)

*Eritrea (Iritriya إرتريا) Arabic is one of the official languages, the other being Tigrinya. Has a large number of Arabic speakers. Often not considered an Arab state.

*Iraq (al-`Irāq العراق) (Kurdish is the other official language (minority))

*Israel (Isrā'īl اسرائيل) (Though not recognized by many Arab states, such as Saudi Arabia, Israel has a large native Arabic-speaking minority. Arabic is one of two official languages, the other being Hebrew)

*Jordan (al-'Urdunn الأردن)

*Kuwait (al-Kuwayt الكويت)

*Lebanon (Lubnān لبنان)

*Libya (Lībiyā ليبيا)

*Mauritania (Mūrītāniyā موريتانيا)

*Morocco (Al-Maġrib المغرب)

*Oman (`Umān عمان)

*Palestinian Authority (Al-Sulta Al-Filasṭīniyya السلطة الفلسطينية) (Full member of Arab League, but not recognized by the U.N., Israel, or most Western states)

*Qatar (Qaṭar قطر)

*Saudi Arabia (al-`Arabiyya as-Sa`ūdiyya العربية السعودية)

*Somalia (aṣ-Ṣūmāl الصومال) (Somali is the other official language)

*Sudan (As-Sūdān السودان) (English is the other official language (minority))

*Syria (Sūriya سورية)

*Tunisia (Tūnis تونس)

*United Arab Emirates (al-Imārāt al-`Arabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة)

*Western Sahara (as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Ġarbīyyah الصحراء الغربية) (Status contested between the POLISARIO Front and the Government of Morocco, which has administered most of Western Sahara since 1975)

*Yemen (al-Yaman اليمن)