Countries and Territories Where Arabic Is an Official Language

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Country / Region	Capital	Population	Area
Egypt	Cairo	≈108.6 million	≈1.00 million km²
Sudan	Khartoum	≈53.3 million	≈1.89 million km²
Algeria	Algiers	47.4 million	≈2.38 million km²
Iraq	Baghdad	≈46.1 million	438,317 km²
Morocco	Rabat	≈37.3 million	446,550 km²
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	≈35.3 million	≈2.15 million km²
Yemen	Sana'a	≈32.7 million	527,968 km²
Syria	Damascus	≈26.5 million	185,180 km²
Somalia	Mogadishu	≈20.3 million	637,657 km²
Chad	N'Djamena	≈20.0 million	≈1.28 million km²
Tunisia	Tunis	≈12.0 million	163,610 km²
Jordan	Amman	≈11.9 million	89,342 km²
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	≈11.0 million	83,600 km²
Israel	Jerusalem	≈10.3 million	20,770 km²
Libya	Tripoli	≈7.5 million	≈1.76 million km²
Lebanon	Beirut	≈5.9 million	10,452 km²
Palestine	Ramallah	≈5.6 million	6,220 km²
Oman	Muscat	≈5.4 million	309,500 km²
Mauritania	Nouakchott	≈4.9 million	≈1.03 million km²
Kuwait	Kuwait City	≈4.9 million	17,818 km²
Eritrea	Asmara	≈3.7 million	117,600 km²
Qatar	Doha	≈3.4 million	11,586 km²
Bahrain	Manama	≈1.6 million	765 km²
Djibouti	Djibouti	≈1.1 million	23,200 km²
Comoros	Moroni	944,388	1,862 km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.