The countries of the Arab World, covering Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia

1. Created by: Viktor Gombocz

3.  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).

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

5.  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*

6.  Country  Recognition of Israel
 Algeria  No
 Bahrain  No
 Comoros  No
 Djibouti  No
 Egypt  Yes
 Iraq  No
 Jordan  Yes
 Kuwait  No
 Lebanon  No
 Mauritania  No

7.  Morocco  No
 Oman  No
 Palestine  No
 Qatar  No
 Saudi Arabia
 No
 Somalia
 No
 Sudan
 No
 Syria
 Tunisia  No
 United Arab Emirates  No
 Yemen  No

8.  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.

31.  ALLIES  ENEMIES
 United States  Israel
 Russian Federation
 Iran
 North Korea
 Pakistan
 Afghanistan
 Cuba