Tuesday, January 8, 2008

In how many countries is Arabic the official language?

It depends who you ask!

Wikipedia: Arabic is the official language in 26 countries:
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel
Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman
Palestinian Territories, Qatar. Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan
Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen

Georegetown University: Arabic is the official language of 20 countries ranging from northwest Africa to the Arabian gulf. Those countries include: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. [I count 19 here --mkg]

Grossmont College: Arabic is the official language of 22 countries. [Not enumerated --mkg]

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