CSME Supported Languages
Arabic
Modern Hebrew
Kurdish (Kurmanji and Sorani)
Turkish
Persian
Countries in CSME Area
Algeria
Population: 35 million
Official Language: Arabic
Bahrain
Population: 1.2 million
Official Language: Arabic
Comoros
Population: 800 thousand
Official Languages: Arabic, French
Djibouti
Population: 750 thousdand
Official Languages: French, Arabic
Egypt
Population: 82 million
Official Language: Arabic
Iran
Population: 78 million
Official Language: Persian and Persian Dialects
Iraq
Population: 30 million
Official Languages: Arabic, Kurdish
Sudan
Population: 37 million
Official Languages: Arabic, English
Afghanistan
Population: 28 million
Official Languages: Persian (Dari), Pashto
Israel and Palestine
Population: 7.5 million
Official Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Jordan
Population: 6.5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Kuwait
Population: 2.5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Lebanon
Population: 4 million
Official Language: Arabic
Libya
Population: 6.5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Mauritania
Population: 3 million
Official Language: Arabic
National Languages: Arabic, Wolof, Pulaar, Soninke
Morocco
Population: 32.5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Oman
Population: 3 million
Official Language: Arabic
Qatar
Population: 850 thousand
Official Language: Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Population: 5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Population: 26 million
Official Language: Arabic
Somalia
Population: 10 million
Official Language: Somali
Syria
Population: 22.5 million
Official Language: Arabic
Tunisia
Population: 10.6 million
Official Language: Arabic
Languages of Commerce: French, Arabic
Turkey
Population: 79 million
Official Language: Turkish
Yemen
Population: 24 million
Official Language: Arabic