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League of Arab States

League of Arab States
جامعة الدول العربية
Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabīyah
Flag of the Arab League
Emblem of the Arab League
Flag Emblem
Location of the Arab League
Administrative center Cairo, Egypt a
Official languages
Demonym Arabs
Type Regional organization
Members
Leaders
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Ali Al-Daqbaashi
 Lebanon
Legislature Arab Parliament
Establishment
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22 March 1945
Area
• Total area
13,132,327 km2 (5,070,420 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate
423,000,000
• Density
27.17/km2 (70.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$6.484 trillion (4th)
• Per capita
$9,347
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
• Total
$3.526 trillion
• Per capita
$4,239
Currency
Time zone (UTC+0 to +4)
  1. From 1979 to 1989, Tunis, Tunisia.
  2. Suspended. The Syrian National Coalition currently represents Syria.

The Arab League (Arabic: الجامعة العربية‎‎ al-Jāmiʻah al-ʻArabīyah), formally the League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية‎‎ Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabīyah), is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Arabia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Kingdom of Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. Currently, the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011, as a consequence of government repression during the Syrian Civil War.

The League's main goal is to "draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries".

Through institutions, such as the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League's Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), the Arab League facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific, and social programmes designed to promote the interests of the Arab world. It has served as a forum for the member states to coordinate their policy positions, to deliberate on matters of common concern, to settle some Arab disputes and to limit conflicts such as the 1958 Lebanon crisis. The League has served as a platform for the drafting and conclusion of many landmark documents promoting economic integration. One example is the Joint Arab Economic Action Charter, which outlines the principles for economic activities in the region.


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