Ranking of the largest Arab countries by area

Ranking of the largest Arab countries by area : The Arab countries are a group of countries located in North Africa and Western Asia, and they are named by this name because the Arabs make up most of their population, and also because the common language between them is the Arabic language.

Despite this, not all countries are classified as Arab based on the fact that they use Arabic, because some countries outside the Arab world use this language and are not classified as Arab countries, such as Malta, Chad and Eritrea.

The following is a list of the largest countries in the Arab world in terms of land area.

The largest Arab country in terms of area

Algeria is an Arab country located in North Africa with an area of about 2.3 million square kilometers (919,000 square miles), making it the largest country in the Arab world in terms of area.

Algeria became the largest Arab and African country only in the year 2011 when Sudan lost an area estimated at 644,000 square kilometers in favor of the establishment of the state of South Sudan.

Like all North African countries, the Sahara covers the greater part of Algeria , and the majority of the population gathers in the northern part overlooking the Mediterranean.

The smallest Arab country in terms of area

Bahrain is the smallest sovereign Arab country, with an area of no more than 758 square kilometers, making it the third smallest country in Asia in terms of area.

Comoros is the second smallest Arab country in area, and it is an archipelagic country consisting of several islands with a total area of 2,235 square kilometers, and about 850,000 people live in it.