| Union of Arab States اتحاد الدول العربية Aittihʻad ad-Duwal al-ʻArabīyah | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Cairo | |||||
| Official languages | Arabic | |||||
| Demonym | Arabic | |||||
| Type | Political union | |||||
| Members |  Algeria Arabia Jordan Kuwait Libya North Yemen Tunisia UAR
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| Leaders | ||||||
| • | Chairman | Morsi Abu-Hassan | ||||
| • | Speaker | Tareq Kawar | ||||
| • | President | Muhammad Hamadeh | ||||
| • | Representative | Maurice Oussedik | ||||
| Legislature | United Arab Congress | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| • | Cairo Accords | February 26, 1975 | ||||
| • | First Treaty of Tripoli | July 22, 1977 | ||||
| • | Second Treaty of Tripoli | July 22, 1988 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| • | Total area | 8,410,562 km2
3,247,336 sq mi | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 2015 estimate | 257,840,000 | ||||
| • | Density | 30.66/km2
79.40/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | |||||
| • | Total | $5.462 trillion | ||||
| • | Per capita | $21,589 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate | |||||
| • | Total | $5.329 trillion | ||||
| • | Per capita | $21,063 | ||||
| Currency | United Arab Dinar (UAD) (de facto)
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| Time zone | (UTC+1 to +3) | |||||
The Union of Arab States (UAS; Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية, Aittihʻad ad-Duwal al-ʻArabīyah) is a political union of eight member states that are located in North Africa and the Middle East. It covers an area of at least 8,410,562 km2 (3,247,336 sq mi). The UAS operates through a system of supranational institutions legislated by the primary constitutional body of the organisation; the United Arab Congress, to which ministers are appointed every two years by member states.