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English: This map shows all countries where the Arabic alphabet has some official use.
Arabic is the sole official script.
  • Mid-dark green: Arabic is the only official script, but other scripts find recognition. [no longer used]
The Arabic script is official alongside other scripts.
The Arabic script finds some recognition, e.g. as a script for a provincial official language, or as a secondary script of the national language.
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Source This file was derived from: BlankMap-World6.svg
Author Abjiklam , Mahmudmasri , Sudhir.swarnkar
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Public domain This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Sudhir.swarnkar at English Wikipedia . This applies worldwide.
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The original description page was here . All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
  • 2011-09-28 01:15 Abjiklam 1933×1049× (243728 bytes) new, more precise, classification. +India
  • 2011-09-23 01:34 Abjiklam 1911×1071× (240741 bytes) official usage
  • 2011-09-21 19:04 Mahmudmasri 1165×645× (165237 bytes) Tunisia
  • 2011-09-21 18:30 Mahmudmasri 1165×645× (165181 bytes) Updates: Some places use Arabic script (in Arabic language) less likely than other Latin-based scripts in other languages, such as Spanish, French, English
  • 2011-09-17 19:01 Abjiklam 1165×645× (124573 bytes) updated: only Arabic script is official in: Western Sahara, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan (without South Sudan), Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan Arabic script is not the
  • 2011-07-15 14:51 Sudhir.swarnkar 600×331× (18967 bytes)

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