Mauritania

None

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Western Sahara

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Chad

Comoros

Djibouti

Eritrea

Somalia

Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows countries where Arabic is an official or de facto language. The countries are highlighted in dark green and include Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia.

Countries where Arabic is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

Countries

World

Arabic as Official or de facto Language

Australia

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Japan

Mongolia

South Korea

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

Bulgaria

Czechia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Poland

Romania

Serbia

Spain

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Brazil

Colombia

Venezuela

Latin America

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Indonesia

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Turkey

South Africa

Zimbabwe

A map highlighting countries based on coal production. Highest producer, China, is shaded dark blue. Moderate producers, Russia, Australia, and the U S A, are shaded moderate blue. Least producers, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Canada, are shaded light blue.

Coal production as a percentage of world production by country

Coal Production (%)

Percent of world production

Fiji

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Nepal

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Sweden

Switzerland

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Chile

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Mauritius

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Maldives

Sri Lanka

Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Timor-Leste

Iran

Israel

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

In North America, Canada, Mexico, and most Central American and Caribbean countries saw change between 3 and 88 percent in the Gender Inequality Index. In the United States, the change was between 1 and 3 percent. In most South American countries, change was between 3 and 88 percent, except for Brazil (between 1 and 3 percent) and Venezuela (between 1 and –4 percent). In Europe, most countries had change between 3 and 88 percent. In Africa, most countries report no data. However, almost all of those for which there are data had change between 3 and 88 percent: Algeria, Libya, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. Morocco had change between 1 and –4 percent. In Southwest, Central, and South Asia, most countries lack data. However, in Southwest Asia, Turkey, Armenia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, and United Arab Emirates are between 3 and 88 percent; Iran is between 1 and 3 percent; and Kuwait is between –4 and –8 percent. In Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan are between 3 and 88 percent. In South Asia, Nepal and Sri Lanka are between 3 and 88 percent. In Southeast and East Asia and Oceania, all countries for which there are data are between 3 and 88 percent, except for South Korea, which is between –8 and –42 percent.

Percent change in Gender Inequality Index values between 2011 and 2021, by country. The Gender Inequality Index measures achievement between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market.

Change in Gender Inequality Index, 2011-2021

Percentage of change

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Arabic as Official or de facto Language	Coal Production (%)			Change in Gender Inequality Index, 2011-2021			Chinese Empires
Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world production	Class	Rank	Percentage of change	Han Empire	Shang Empire	Zhou Empire










							13.8%
							2.90%	5.56%	1.25%
							21.5%