Countries where Arabic is official

24 countries give Arabic official status. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).

Arabic official12 in Africa, 12 in Asia
Countries where Arabic is official
#CountryPopulationAreaContinent
1Egypt118,365,9951,010,408 km²Africa
2Sudan51,662,1471,886,068 km²Africa
3Algeria47,435,3122,381,741 km²Africa
4Iraq47,020,774437,072 km²Asia
5Afghanistan43,844,111652,230 km²Asia
6Yemen41,773,878455,503 km²Asia
7Morocco38,430,770446,550 km²Africa
8Saudi Arabia36,973,5552,250,000 km²Asia
9Syria25,620,427185,180 km²Asia
10Chad21,003,7051,284,000 km²Africa
11Somalia19,654,739637,657 km²Africa
12Tunisia12,348,573163,610 km²Africa
13Jordan11,520,68489,341 km²Asia
14United Arab Emirates11,513,14983,600 km²Asia
15Libya7,458,5551,759,541 km²Africa
16Lebanon5,849,42110,452 km²Asia
17Oman5,494,691309,500 km²Asia
18Mauritania5,315,0651,030,700 km²Africa
19Kuwait4,865,29817,818 km²Asia
20Eritrea3,607,003117,600 km²Africa
21Qatar2,972,21511,437 km²Asia
22Bahrain1,600,366787 km²Asia
23Djibouti1,184,07623,200 km²Africa
24Comoros882,8472,034 km²Africa

Questions

How many countries where Arabic is official are there?
24. 24 countries give Arabic official status. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).
Which has the largest population?
Egypt, with 118 million people. Then the Sudan (52 million people).
Where are they?
12 in Africa, 12 in Asia.
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — arabic official — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

Other questions

Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.