Arab League

The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia. Most, though not all of these countries use Arabic as their official language. The purpose is to find ways for the countries to form unity and to work together to figure out their problems. The countries in the Arab League are:

Egypt - March 22, 1945 (Founder) (suspended, 1979-1989)
Iraq - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
Jordan - March 22, 1945 (Founder) (entered when still using the name "Transjordan")
Lebanon - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
Saudi Arabia - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
Syria - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
Yemen - May 5, 1945 (Founder)
Libya - March 28, 1953
Sudan - January 19, 1956
Morocco - October 1, 1958
Tunisia - October 1, 1958
Kuwait - July 20, 1961
Algeria - August 16, 1962
United Arab Emirates - June 12, 1971
Bahrain - September 11, 1971
Qatar - September 11, 1971
Oman - September 29, 1971
Mauritania - November 26, 1973
Somalia - February 14, 1974
Palestine - succeeding to the position held by the Palestine Liberation Organization since September 9, 1976
Djibouti - April 9, 1977
Comoros - November 20, 1993

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