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

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Denmark

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Venezuela

Latin America

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Iran

Israel

Nigeria

A map highlighting countries based on proven natural gas reserves. Most reserves (Russia, Iran) are dark green. Moderate reserves (North America, Australia, China) are moderate blue. Least reserves (India, South America) are light blue.

Natural gas reserves as a percentage of known world reserves by country

Proven Natural Gas Reserves

Percent of world reserves

Fiji

Samoa

Solomon Is.

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Mongolia

Nepal

Armenia

Georgia

Albania

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Kosovo

Moldova

Montenegro

Northern Macedonia

Serbia

Belize

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Mauritius

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Vanuatu

Bhutan

Maldives

Sri Lanka

Cambodia

Laos

Philippines

Timor-Leste

Turkey

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

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

Niger

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

A map highlights the total debt service of G N I. The highest debt service (over 20 percent) is shaded in dark blue in Zambia, around 23.1 percent. Lower levels (less than 5 percent) are shaded in light blue across Africa (Sudan) and Asia (India and China).

Costs of principal repayments and interest paid to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a percentage of total gross national income (GNI)

World Bank

Total Debt Service (Percentage of Gross Nation Income)

Percent of GNI

A world map shows the major manufacturing regions (shaded red) in North America: Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Québec City.

Arabic as Official or de facto Language	Proven Natural Gas Reserves			Total Debt Service (Percentage of Gross Nation Income)			Major Manufacturing Regions
Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world reserves	Class	Rank	Percent of GNI	Major Manufacturing Regions












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