Official languages
Arabic-speaking countries
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| Country | Capital | Continent | Population | Area (km²) | Official languages | |
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Algeria | Algiers | Africa | 46 814 308 | 2 381 740 | Arabe, Berbère |
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Angola | Luanda | Africa | 37 885 849 | 1 246 700 | Portugais |
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Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | America | 93 772 | 440 | Anglais |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | America | 45 696 159 | 2 780 400 | Espagnol |
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Australia | Canberra | Oceania | 27 204 809 | 7 741 220 | Anglais |
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Bahamas | Nassau | America | 401 283 | 13 880 | Anglais |
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Bahrain | Manama | Asia | 1 588 670 | 790 | Arabe |
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Barbados | Bridgetown | America | 282 467 | 430 | Anglais |
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Belgium | Brussels | Europe | 11 876 844 | 30 689 | Néerlandais, Français, Allemand |
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Belize | Belmopan | America | 417 072 | 22 970 | Anglais |
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Benin | Porto Novo | Africa | 14 462 724 | 114 760 | Français |
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Bolivia | Sucre | America | 12 413 315 | 1 098 580 | Espagnol |
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Botswana | Gaborone | Africa | 2 521 139 | 581 730 | Tswana, Anglais |
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Brazil | Brasilia | America | 211 998 573 | 8 510 420 | Portugais |
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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Africa | 23 548 781 | 274 200 | Français |
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Burundi | Bujumbura | Africa | 14 047 786 | 27 830 | Français, Kirundi |
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Cameroon | Yaoundé | Africa | 29 123 744 | 475 440 | Français, Anglais |
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Canada | Ottawa | America | 41 288 599 | 15 634 400 | Français, Anglais |
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Cape Verde | Praia | Africa | 524 877 | 4 030 | Portugais |
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Central African Republic | Bangui | Africa | 5 330 690 | 622 980 | Sango, Français |
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Chad | N'Djamena | Africa | 20 299 123 | 1 284 000 | Français, Arabe |
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Chile | Santiago | America | 19 764 771 | 756 700 | Espagnol |
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Colombia | Bogota | America | 52 886 363 | 1 140 620 | Espagnol |
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Comoros | Moroni | Africa | 866 628 | 1 861 | Comorien, Français, Arabe |
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Costa Rica | San José | America | 5 129 910 | 51 100 | Espagnol |
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Cuba | Havana | America | 10 979 783 | 109 880 | Espagnol |
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Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | Africa | 109 276 265 | 2 344 860 | Français |
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Djibouti | Djibouti | Africa | 1 168 722 | 23 200 | Français, Arabe |
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Dominica | Roseau | America | 66 205 | 750 | Anglais |
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Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | America | 11 427 557 | 146 839 | Espagnol |
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East Timor | Dili | Oceania | 1 400 638 | 14 870 | Tétoum, Portugais |
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Ecuador | Quito | America | 18 135 478 | 256 370 | Espagnol, Kichwa, Shuar |
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Egypt | Cairo | Africa | 116 538 258 | 1 001 450 | Arabe |
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El Salvador | San Salvador | America | 6 338 193 | 21 040 | Espagnol |
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Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Africa | 1 892 516 | 28 050 | Espagnol, Français, Portugais |
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Eritrea | Asmara | Africa | 3 535 603 | 121 630 | Arabe, Anglais, Tigrigna |
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Eswatini | Mbabane | Africa | 1 242 822 | 17 360 | Swati, Anglais |
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Fiji | Suva | Oceania | 928 784 | 18 270 | Anglais, Fidjien, Hindi des Fidji |
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France | Paris | Europe | 68 516 699 | 549 087 | Français |
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Gabon | Libreville | Africa | 2 538 952 | 267 670 | Français |
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Gambia | Banjul | Africa | 2 759 988 | 11 300 | Anglais |
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Ghana | Accra | Africa | 34 427 414 | 238 533 | Anglais |
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Grenada | St. George's | America | 117 207 | 340 | Anglais |
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Guatemala | Guatemala City | America | 18 406 359 | 108 890 | Espagnol |
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Guinea | Conakry | Africa | 14 754 785 | 245 860 | Français |
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Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Africa | 2 201 352 | 36 130 | Portugais |
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Guyana | Georgetown | America | 831 087 | 214 970 | Anglais |
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Haiti | Port-au-Prince | America | 11 772 557 | 27 750 | Français, Créole haïtien |
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Honduras | Tegucigalpa | America | 10 825 703 | 112 490 | Espagnol |
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India | New Delhi | Asia | 1 450 935 791 | 3 287 260 | Anglais, Hindi |
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Iraq | Baghdad | Asia | 46 042 015 | 435 050 | Arabe, Kurde |
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Ireland | Dublin | Europe | 5 380 257 | 70 280 | Irlandais, Anglais |
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Israel | Jerusalem | Asia | 9 974 400 | 22 070 | Hébreu, Arabe |
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Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Africa | 31 934 230 | 322 460 | Français |
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Jamaica | Kingston | America | 2 839 175 | 10 990 | Anglais |
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Jordan | Amman | Asia | 11 552 876 | 89 318 | Arabe |
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Kenya | Nairobi | Africa | 56 432 944 | 580 370 | Swahili, Anglais |
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Kiribati | Tarawa | Oceania | 134 518 | 810 | Gilbertin, Anglais |
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | Asia | 4 973 861 | 17 820 | Arabe |
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Lebanon | Beirut | Asia | 5 805 962 | 10 450 | Arabe |
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Lesotho | Maseru | Africa | 2 337 423 | 30 360 | Sesotho, Anglais |
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Liberia | Monrovia | Africa | 5 612 817 | 111 370 | Anglais |
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Libya | Tripoli | Africa | 7 381 023 | 1 759 540 | Arabe |
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Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Europe | 677 717 | 2 590 | Luxembourgeois, Français, Allemand |
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Madagascar | Antananarivo | Africa | 31 964 956 | 587 295 | Malgache, Français |
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Malawi | Lilongwe | Africa | 21 655 286 | 118 480 | Chichewa, Anglais |
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Mali | Bamako | Africa | 24 478 595 | 1 240 190 | Français |
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Malta | Valletta | Europe | 574 346 | 320 | Maltais, Anglais |
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Marshall Islands | Majuro | Oceania | 37 548 | 180 | Marshallais, Anglais |
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Mauritania | Nouakchott | Africa | 5 169 395 | 1 030 700 | Arabe |
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Mexico | Mexico City | America | 130 861 007 | 1 964 380 | Espagnol |
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Micronesia | Palikir | Oceania | 113 160 | 700 | Anglais |
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Monaco | Monaco | Europe | 38 631 | 74 | Français |
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Morocco | Rabat | Africa | 38 081 173 | 446 550 | Berbère, Arabe |
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Mozambique | Maputo | Africa | 34 631 766 | 799 380 | Portugais |
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Namibia | Windhoek | Africa | 3 030 131 | 824 290 | Anglais |
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Nauru | Yaren | Oceania | 11 947 | 20 | Nauruan, Anglais |
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New Zealand | Wellington | Oceania | 5 338 500 | 267 710 | Maori, Anglais, Langue des signes néo-zélandaise |
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Nicaragua | Managua | America | 6 916 140 | 130 370 | Espagnol |
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Niger | Niamey | Africa | 27 032 412 | 1 267 000 | Français |
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Nigeria | Abuja | Africa | 232 679 478 | 923 770 | Anglais |
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Oman | Muscat | Asia | 5 281 538 | 309 500 | Arabe |
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Pakistan | Islamabad | Asia | 251 269 164 | 796 100 | Ourdou, Anglais |
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Palau | Melekeok | Oceania | 17 695 | 460 | Paluan, Anglais |
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Palestine | East Jerusalem | Asia | 5 289 152 | 6 025 | Arabe |
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Panama | Panama City | America | 4 515 577 | 75 320 | Espagnol |
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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Oceania | 10 576 502 | 462 840 | Tok pisin, Hiri motu, Anglais, Langue des signes papouasienne |
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Paraguay | Asunción | America | 6 929 153 | 406 752 | Guarani, Espagnol |
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Peru | Lima | America | 34 217 848 | 1 285 220 | Espagnol, Quecha, Aymara |
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Philippines | Manila | Asia | 115 843 670 | 300 000 | Filipino, Anglais |
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Portugal | Lisbon | Europe | 10 701 636 | 92 230 | Portugais |
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Qatar | Doha | Asia | 2 857 822 | 11 490 | Arabe |
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Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Africa | 6 332 961 | 342 000 | Français |
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Rwanda | Kigali | Africa | 14 256 567 | 26 340 | Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Français, Anglais |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | America | 46 843 | 260 | Anglais |
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Saint Lucia | Castries | America | 179 744 | 620 | Anglais |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | America | 100 616 | 390 | Anglais |
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Samoa | Apia | Oceania | 218 019 | 2 840 | Samoan, Anglais |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Africa | 235 536 | 960 | Portugais |
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Asia | 35 300 280 | 2 149 690 | Arabe |
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Senegal | Dakar | Africa | 18 501 984 | 196 710 | Français |
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Seychelles | Victoria | Africa | 121 354 | 460 | Créole seychellois, Anglais, Français |
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Sierra Leone | Freetown | Africa | 8 642 022 | 72 300 | Anglais |
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Singapore | Singapore | Asia | 6 036 860 | 728 | Chinois mandarin, Anglais, Malais, Tamoul |
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Solomon Islands | Honiara | Oceania | 819 198 | 28 900 | Anglais |
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Somalia | Mogadishu | Africa | 19 009 151 | 637 660 | Somali, Arabe |
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South Africa | Pretoria | Africa | 64 007 187 | 1 219 090 | Zoulou, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho du Nord, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, Ndebele, Anglais |
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South Sudan | Juba | Africa | 11 943 408 | 646 883 | Anglais |
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Spain | Madrid | Europe | 48 807 137 | 505 978 | Espagnol |
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Sudan | Khartoum | Africa | 50 448 963 | 1 878 000 | Anglais, Arabe |
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Switzerland | Bern | Europe | 9 034 102 | 41 290 | Allemand, Français, Italien, Romanche |
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Syria | Damascus | Asia | 24 672 760 | 185 180 | Arabe |
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Togo | Lomé | Africa | 9 515 236 | 56 790 | Français |
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Tonga | Nukualofa | Oceania | 104 175 | 750 | Anglais, Tongien |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | America | 1 368 333 | 5 130 | Anglais |
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Tunisia | Tunis | Africa | 12 277 109 | 163 610 | Arabe |
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Tuvalu | Funafuti | Oceania | 9 646 | 30 | Tuvaluan, Anglais |
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Uganda | Kampala | Africa | 50 015 092 | 241 550 | Swahili, Anglais |
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United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Asia | 10 876 981 | 98 647 | Arabe |
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United Kingdom | London | Europe | 69 226 000 | 243 610 | Anglais |
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United States | Washington D.C. | America | 340 110 988 | 9 831 510 | Anglais |
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Uruguay | Montevideo | America | 3 386 588 | 176 220 | Espagnol |
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Vanuatu | Port Vila | Oceania | 327 777 | 12 190 | Bichelamar, Français, Anglais |
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Venezuela | Caracas | America | 28 405 543 | 912 050 | Espagnol |
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Yemen | Sana'a | Asia | 40 583 164 | 527 970 | Arabe |
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Zambia | Lusaka | Africa | 21 314 956 | 752 610 | Anglais |
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Zimbabwe | Harare | Africa | 16 634 373 | 390 760 | Anglais, Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Langue des signes zimbabwéenne, Sotho, Chitonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa |
Frequently asked questions
How many Arabic-speaking countries are there in the world?
There are 25 countries where Arabic is an official language, all in the Middle East or North Africa (MENA region). Arabic is also one of the UN's 6 official languages and is spoken by over 400 million people.
Do all Arabic speakers speak the same Arabic?
No. There is a wide dialectal continuum: Moroccan Arabic (Darija), Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Gulf Arabic, etc. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the common written and formal language used in media, education and diplomacy.
What is the most populous Arabic-speaking country?
Egypt is the most populous Arabic-speaking country with about 104 million inhabitants, followed by Sudan (~46 million) and Algeria (~45 million). The Arab world has a total of over 400 million people.
Is Arabic difficult to learn?
Arabic is ranked among the most challenging languages for European speakers. The alphabet, right-to-left script, trilateral roots and diglossia (gap between spoken and written forms) make it demanding. The FSI estimates about 2,200 hours to reach proficiency.