Arabic is spoken by more than 450 million people. It is the official language or co-language in 25 countries including:

The Middle East– Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar;

North Africa– Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania;

Parts of the Horn of Africa– Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, and Tanzania (specifically Zanzibar)

 

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Map of the Middle East and parts of Africa