Spoken by well over 400 million people spread across more than 25 countries of the world. The majority of these Arabic speaking countries are located in the Middle East and in the Northern Region of Africa. As of 2018, It is the official language in 25 Middle Eastern and African countries, such as Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and many more. The Arabic language is the 5th most spoken language in the world and is also among the United Nations (UN) sixth official languages.