The Arab World

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

1. The Arab World Created by: Viktor Gombocz

2. Map of the Arab World

3. 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).

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

5. 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*

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Flags – Algeria

10. Flags – Bahrain

11. Flags – Comoros

12. Flags – Djibouti

13. Flags – Egypt

14. Flags – Iraq

15. Flags – Jordan

16. Flags – Kuwait

17. Flags – Lebanon

18. Flags – Libya

19. Flags – Mauritania

20. Flags – Morocco

21. Flags – Oman

22. Flags – Palestine

23. Flags – Qatar

24. Flags – Saudi Arabia

25. Flags – Somalia

26. Flags – Sudan

27. Flags – Syria

28. Flags – Tunisia

29. Flags – United Arab Emirates

30. Flags – Yemen

31. Allies and enemies ALLIES United States Russian Federation Iran North Korea Pakistan Afghanistan Cuba ENEMIES Israel