From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Member states of the Arab League
Member states of the Arab League
See also: Enlargement of the Arab League 1989, and the League’s headquarters were moved back to
The Arab League has 22 member states
states. Cairo.[4]
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was suspended from the
Arab League on 22 February 2011.[5] On 27 August 2011,
the Arab League voted to restore Libya’s membership by
accrediting a representative of the National Transitional
Council, which is partially recognised as the interim gov-
ernment of the country in the wake of Gaddafi’s ouster
from the capital of Tripoli.[6]
On 12 November 2011 the League passed a decree that
would suspend Syria’s membership if the government
failed to stop violence against civilian protestors by 16
November amidst the 2011 uprising.[7] Despite this, the
government did not yield to the League’s demands.
Observer states
Joining dates of member states; the Comoros (circled) joined in Four countries are observer states—a status that entitles
1993. them to express their opinion and give advice but denies
40s 50s 60s 70s them voting rights.[8] These are Eritrea, where Arabic
is one of the official languages, as well as Brazil and
The Arab League was founded in Cairo in 1945 by Venezuela, which have large and influential Arab com-
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan munities.[9] India is another observer to the Arab
(Jordan from 1946), and Yemen. There was a continual League.[8]
increase in membership during the second half of the
20th century, with additional 15 Arab states and 4 ob-
servers being admitted. List of member states
Israel is not a member despite 20% of its population
being Palestinian Arab, nearly half the Jewish population
being descended from Jews from Arab countries, and Ara-
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not a mem- [3] Library of Congress, Library of Congress – Federal
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[6] "Arab League Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council".
Temporary suspensions RTT News. 25 August 2011.
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Country Admission Capital Area (km²) 10]
Population (2010)[10] Official
date languages
Algeria 1962-08-16 Algiers &100000000023817410000002,381,741 &1000000003458618400000034,586,184 Arabic
Bahrain 1971-09-11 Manama &10000000000000750000000750 &10000000000738004000000738,004 Arabic
Comoros 1993-11-20 Moroni &100000000000022350000002,235 &10000000000773407000000773,407 Comorian,
Arabic,
French
Djibouti 1977-09-04 Djibouti &1000000000002320000000023,200 &10000000000740528000000740,528 Arabic,
Somali,
Afar,
French
Egypt 1945-03-22 Cairo &100000000010024500000001,002,450 &1000000008047186900000080,471,869 Arabic
Iraq 1945-03-22 Baghdad &10000000000438317000000438,317 &1000000002967160500000029,671,605 Arabic,
Kurdish
Jordan 1945-03-22 Amman &1000000000009230000000092,300 &100000000064070850000006,407,085 Arabic
Kuwait 1961-07-20 Kuwait city &1000000000001800000000018,000 &100000000027891320000002,789,132 Arabic
Lebanon 1945-03-22 Beirut &1000000000001045200000010,452 &100000000041252470000004,125,247 Arabic
Libya 1953-03-28 Tripoli &100000000017595410000001,759,541 &100000000064614540000006,461,454 Arabic
Maurita- 1973-11-26 Nouakchott &100000000010307000000001,030,700 &100000000032050600000003,205,060 Arabic
nia
Morocco 1958-10-01 Rabat &10000000000446550000000446,550 &1000000003162742800000031,627,428 Arabic,
Tamazight
Oman 1971-09-29 Muscat &10000000000309550000000309,550 &100000000029677170000002,967,717 Arabic
State of 1976-09-09[12] - &100000000000060400000006,040 - Arabic
Palestine[11]
Qatar 1971-09-11 Doha &1000000000001143700000011,437 &10000000000840926000000840,926 Arabic
Saudi 1945-03-22 Riyadh &100000000021496900000002,149,690 &1000000002573177600000025,731,776 Arabic
Arabia
Somalia 1974-02-14 Mogadishu &10000000000637661000000637,661 &1000000001011245300000010,112,453 Somali,
Arabic
Sudan 1956-01-19 Khartoum &100000000018860680000001,886,068 &1000000003089400000000030,894,000 Arabic,
English
Syria 1945-03-22 Damascus &10000000000185180000000185,180 &1000000002219811000000022,198,110 Arabic
(suspended
as of 16
November
2011)[13]
Tunisia 1958-10-01 Tunis &10000000000163610000000163,610 &1000000001058902500000010,589,025 Arabic
United 1971-12-06 Abu Dhabi &1000000000008360000000083,600 &100000000049755930000004,975,593 Arabic
Arab Emi-
rates
Yemen 1945-05-05 Sana’a &10000000000527968000000527,968 &1000000002349536100000023,495,361 Arabic
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middleeast/arab-league-votes-to-suspend-syria- summit". Press Trust of India. 27 March 2007.
over-its-crackdown-on-protesters.html. Retrieved http://www.expressindia.com/
12 November 2011. fullstory.php?newsid=83760. Retrieved 13 June
2007.
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Lateinamerika, in: amerika21.de, 11.01.2011. http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/12/world/meast/
(German) syria-unrest/
[10] "Country Comparison: Population". index.html?eref=igoogledmn_topstories. Retrieved
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world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html.
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[11] Arab League membership
See also
[12] The State of Palestine succeeded the seat of the • Member states of the Cooperation Council for the
Palestine Liberation Organization following the Arab States of the Gulf
1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence. • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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