Life In The Arab League
The Arab League is a highly populated and culturally diverse region of 22 member states. As of January 1, 2007, the population of the Arab League was about 314 million people. Many countries are expected to experience an increase in population over the coming decades eating up all the slow Economic Developments being made in the League's Developing Countries.
The most populous member state is Egypt, with a population of 80 million people. The least populated is Djibouti with around half a million inhabitants. Most of the Persian Gulf states have high foreign Labor, the UAE's native population counts for less than 20% of its overall population, and 50% from South East Asia. Some Persian Gulf states import cheap Arab labor mainly from Egypt and Yemen, and others from Asia and Africa.
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