Seychelles

Caribbean

Mauritius

None

Egypt

Libya

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Burundi

Comoros

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Eritrea

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Rwanda

Sudan

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows COMESA members highlighted in orange: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, an organization founded in 1994 to promote free trade among its members

Countries

World

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Members

Mauritania

Algeria

Bahrain

Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Western Sahara

Yemen

Chad

Somalia

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

Arabic as Official or de facto Language

Australia

New Zealand

Samoa

Australia & Oceania

Aruba (Neth.)

Bermuda (U.K.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Argentina

Belize

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Honduras

Panama

Uruguay

Latin America

Curaçao (Neth.)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Iran

Israel

Turkey

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

Guinea

Lesotho

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Senegal

South Africa

Tanzania

Togo

Higher education enrollment rates: Dark green (more than 84 percent): U S A, Australia. Green to light green (30 to 84 percent): Russia, Iran, most of Europe, China, Mexico. Very light green (less than 30 percent): Parts of Africa (Sudan) and Asia (India).

Ratio of students enrolled to total population in tertiary education age (18–24) group. Percentages can exceed 100% where students attending colleges and universities come from outside the 18- to 24-age group.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Members	Arabic as Official or de facto Language	Higher Education Enrollment			Exports			Freedom of Press / Safety of Journalists			Beef Cows
Value	Value	Class	Rank	Percent	Class	Rank	Billions of U.S. dollars	Class	Rank	Global Index Score	Class	Rank	Value