Unsuccessful attempt of establishing a state consisting of Egypt, Libya and Syria
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Anthem: "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (English: "Oh For Ages! My Weapon!")
(by Egypt and Libya)
Humat ad-Diyar (English: "Guardians of the Homeland")
(by Syria)
The Federation of Arab Republics in 1972.
Capital
Cairo (Egypt) Tripoli (Libya) Damascus (Syria)
Common languages
Arabic
Government
Republic under a confederation
Legislature
Federal National Assembly
Historical era
Arab Cold War
• Referendums held
1 September 1971
• Federation established
1 January 1972
• Disestablished
19 November 1977
Area
• Total
2,895,128 km2 (1,117,815 sq mi)
Currency
Egyptian pound
Libyan dinar
Syrian pound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Arab Republic of Egypt
Libyan Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Arab Republic of Egypt
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Syrian Arab Republic
Today part of
Egypt
Libya
Syria
Part of a series on the
Politics of the Arab world
Issues
Arab Winter
Syrian Civil War
Somali Civil War
Western Sahara conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict
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Iraq
Libya
Syria
Geography
Regions
Maghreb
Mashriq
Nile Valley
Eastern Arabia
Bab-el-Mandeb
Deserts
Sahara
Arabian
ad-Dahna Desert
Governance
Founding Charter
Human Rights Charter
Secretary General (Ahmed Aboul Gheit)
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Council
Summits
Parliament
Unity
Arab leaders
King Salman
King Abdullah
Fattah el-Sisi
Ideology
Arab nationalism
Nasserism
Arab socialism
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Attempts at political union
Arab Federation
Arab Islamic Republic
Federation of Arab Republics
Unified Political Command
Union of Arab Republics
United Arab Kingdom
United Arab Republic
United Arab States
Organizational unions
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
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Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)
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Hejaz
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Dubai Smile
Qatar–Bahrain Causeway
King Fahd Causeway
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing
Saudi–Egypt Causeway
Bridge of the Horns
Culture
Media
Arab-SAT
Nile-SAT
Arab Media Group
Arabian Television Network
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Al Jazeera
Arab Capital of Culture
Algiers (2007)
Jerusalem (2008)
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Doha (2010)
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Literature Mu'allaqat)
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Arabian Gulf Cup
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Demographics
Religion
Muslims (majority)
Christians
Jews
Yazidis
Shabaks
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Hinduism
Ethnicities
Arabs (Arabization)
Berbers
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Nubians
Somalis
other
Arab diaspora
Lifestyles
Bedouin
Marsh Arabs
Language
Arabic (majority)
Afar
Armenian
Berber
Hebrew
Kurdish
Nubian
Persian
Somali
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The Federation of Arab Republics (FAR; Arabic: إتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, Ittiḥād al-Jumhūrīyāt al-'Arabīyah, lit.'Union of Arab Republics') was an unsuccessful attempt by Muammar Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt and Syria in order to create a unified Arab state. Although approved by a referendum in each country on 1 September 1971,[1] the three countries disagreed on the specific terms of the merger. The federation lasted from 1 January 1972 to 19 November 1977.
^Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p336 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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