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

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela

Latin America

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Iran

Israel

Turkey

South Africa

A map highlighting the countries for the percentage of natural gas consumed. Highest consumers, the U S A, Russia, and China are shaded dark blue. Moderate consumers, Canada, India, and Brazil, are shaded light to medium blue. Least consumers, Australia and Kazakhstan are cream-shaded.

Natural gas consumption as a percentage of world consumption by country

Natural Gas Consumption (%)

Percent of world consumption

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Is.

Micronesia

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Is.

Antigua and Barbuda

Aruba (Neth.)

Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Seychelles

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

North Korea

Armenia

Georgia

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Serbia

Belize

Bolivia

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Suriname

Uruguay

Curaçao (Neth.)

Mauritius

Sint Maarten (Neth.)

Tonga

Vanuatu

Bhutan

Maldives

Brunei

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Timor-Leste

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Equatorial Guinea

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Namibia

Arabic as Official or de facto Language	Natural Gas Consumption (%)			Human Trafficking	Asbestos Production by Country			Nickel Production by Country
Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world consumption	Value	Class	Rank	Metric tons	Class	Rank	Metric tons