THE ARAB WORLDCreated by: Viktor Gombocz

Map of the Arab World

Statistics

Location: Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Chief language: Arabic. Associated organization: Arab League

(countries marked with an asterisk on next 2 slides are members of the Arab League).

Countries

Algeria* Bahrain* Comoros* Djibouti* Egypt* Iraq* Jordan* Kuwait* Lebanon* Libya* Mauritania*

Countries (continued)

Morocco* Oman* State of Palestine* Qatar* Saudi Arabia* Somalia* Sudan* Syria (suspended from the Arab League in November

2011 due to crackdown on protests against President Basher al-Assad)

Tunisia* United Arab Emirates* Yemen*

Diplomatic relations with Israel

Country Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Mauritania

Recognition of Israel No No No No Yes No Yes No No No

Diplomatic relations with Israel (continued)

Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen

No No No No No No No No No No

Arab League

Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt (Tunis, Tunisia from 1979 until 1989).

Official languages: Arabic Members: 21 members (see slides 4 and

5) Establishment: Thursday, March 22, 1945 Founding members: Egypt, Iraq,

Transjordan (renamed Jordan after 1946), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

Flags – Algeria

Flags – Bahrain

Flags – Comoros

Flags – Djibouti

Flags – Egypt

Flags – Iraq

Flags – Jordan

Flags – Kuwait

Flags – Lebanon

Flags – Libya

Flags – Mauritania

Flags – Morocco

Flags – Oman

Flags – Palestine

Flags – Qatar

Flags – Saudi Arabia

Flags – Somalia

Flags – Sudan

Flags – Syria

Flags – Tunisia

Flags – United Arab Emirates

Flags – Yemen

Allies and enemies

ALLIES United States Russian Federation Iran North Korea Pakistan Afghanistan Cuba

ENEMIES Israel