Demographics Of The Arab League
The Arab League is a culturally and ethnically diverse league of 22 member states. As of January 1, 2007, the combined population of all the countries that are members of the Arab League was about 340 million people.
The most populous member state is Egypt, with a population of 80 million people. Djibouti is the least populated with around 500,000 inhabitants. Most of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf import high amounts of foreign labour. For example, the UAE's native inhabitants make up less than 20% of its overall population.
Some Persian Gulf Arab states import cheap labor from poorer Arab countries such as Yemen, and Egypt, while others turn to countries in Asia and Africa.
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