Arabic (Arabic: عربية لغة), the language of the Arabs, belongs to the Semitic language family - the Semitic language family. It uses Arabic letters and is mainly spoken in West Asia and North Africa. It is now the official language of 18 Arab countries and 4 international organizations. There are more than 200 million people who speak Arabic as their mother tongue. Arabic is the religious language of Islam, and its total number of speakers worldwide has exceeded 400 million. There are many dialects of Arabic with great differences. Standard Arabic is based on the Islamic classic "Quran".
