The following nations speak Semitic languages either as a national language or an Official language:
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Chad
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Oman
- Palestinian Territories
- Qatar
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- (Western Sahara)
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Somaliland
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- ( Zanzibar)
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
There are other nations that speak Semitic languages as a minority language:
- Cyprus
- Iran
- Mali
- Niger
- Senegal
- South Sudan
- Turkey