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Demographics of Arab League Countries

Main article: Demographics of the Arab League

The Arab League is a culturally and ethnically one association of 22 member states, although the overwhelming majority of the League's population identifies as Arab (either on a cultural basis, or on an ethno-racial basis). As of 1 January 2007, about 340,000,000 people live in the states of the Arab League. Its population grows faster than in most other global regions. The most populous member state is Egypt, with a population of about 81 million. The least populated is the Comoros, with over 0.6 million inhabitants.

Rank Country Population Density (/km2) Density (sq mi) Notes
1 Egypt 91,450,563 91 236
2 Algeria 37,100,000 16 41
3 Morocco 32,064,173 75 194
4 Sudan 30,894,000 16 41
5 Iraq 30,747,000 70 181
6 Saudi Arabia 28,146,658 12 31
7 Yemen 23,580,000 45 117
8 Syria 21,906,000 118 306
9 Tunisia 10,673,800 65 168
10 Somalia 9,133,000 14 36
11 United Arab Emirates 8,264,070 99 256
12 Libya 6,733,620 3.8 9.8
13 Jordan 6,316,000 71 184
14 Lebanon 4,224,000 404 1,046
15 Palestinian Authority 4,136,540 687 1,779
16 Kuwait 3,566,437 200 518
17 Mauritania 3,291,000 3.2 8.3
18 Oman 2,845,000 9.2 24
19 Qatar 1,699,435 154 399
20 Bahrain 1,234,596 1,646 4,263
21 Djibouti 864,000 37 96
22 Comoros 691,000 309 800
Total Arab League 400,652,486 26.6 68.1

The vast majority of the Arab League's citizens are Muslim, with Christianity being the second largest religion. Over 20 million Christians live in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, Sudan and Syria.

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