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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Arabic
Script(s) Used		(al Arabiya)
Family		Afro-asiatic	vs	6% World Languages have Afro-Asiatic	compare Afro-Asiatic World Languages
Subgroup		Semitic
3 Letter Code		Ara

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		215 (146.11 higher than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (215)
Native Speakers as % of World		4.7 (3.18 higher than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (4.7)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		452 (338.17 higher than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (452)
Total Speakers as % of World		5.9 (4.38 higher than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (5.9)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		Three Cases	vs	3% World Languages have Three cases
Sequence		VSO	vs	4.5% World Languages have VSO
Tonal		No	vs	80.6% World Languages don't have Tonal
Agglutinative language		No	vs	85.1% World Languages don't have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Algeria Bahrain Chad Comoros Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Western Sahara Yemen
Official Language of United Nations		Yes	vs	10.4% World Languages have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen, Niger, Mali, Senegal
No. of Countries Spoken In		30 (19.67 higher than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (30)

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