Polity · 1958 CE – 2013 CE
United Arab Republic
الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
- Peak recorded area
- 1,198,650 km²
- 1960 CE
- Rulers on record
- 6
- from 1958 CE
- Data series
- 208
- 1958 CE–2013 CE
Overview
The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until it was formally dissolved by Anwar Sadat in September 1971.
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Territory
8 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 2013 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 30 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 90.6Mpersons2013 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Urban Population56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 27.3Mpersons2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Who Tb Incidence56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 22.82per_1000002013 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Life Expectancy52 obs · 1958 CE–2009 CE | 69.92years2009 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Who Obesity Prevalence24 obs · 1990 CE–2013 CE | 38.17%2013 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Who Healthy Life Expectancy14 obs · 2000 CE–2013 CE | 61.65years2013 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
Economy
6 of 81 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 10.9K2011 int'l $2013 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| GDP per capita PPP56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 10.6Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2013 CE · Gapminder |
| Fao Asses Stocks53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 1.3Mhead2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Area Harvested53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 79Kha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Production53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 131.9Ktonnes2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Yield53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 1,670.3hg_per_ha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 48 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.01CINC (share of world capability)2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 126.7Mcoal-ton equivalents2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 6.8Mtons2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 5.3Bcurrent USD2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 439Kpersons2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Utility44 obs · 1970 CE–2013 CE | 329count2013 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 23 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Gas Production56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 539.65TWh2013 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 399.62TWh2013 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Fao Agricultural Land53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 3.7Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 2.7Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Country Area53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 100.1Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cropland53 obs · 1961 CE–2013 CE | 3.7Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 21 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.187index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.097index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.074index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.352index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity254 obs · 1958 CE–2011 CE | -2index (-10 to 10)2011 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index56 obs · 1958 CE–2013 CE | 0.313index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance29 obs · 1985 CE–2013 CE | 27.45%2013 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Who Hepatitis B Immunization14 obs · 2000 CE–2013 CE | 97%2013 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Years Education6 obs · 1960 CE–2010 CE | 7.72years2010 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Who Health Workers Density | 4.94per_100002003 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
Rulers
6 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Akram al-Hawranilist of vice presidents of Syria1958 CE – 1960 CE
- Nur al-Din KahalaPrime Minister of Syria1958 CE – 1960 CE
- Abdel Hamid al-SarrajPrime Minister of Syria1960 CE – 1961 CE
- Harold Beeleyambassador of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Republic1961 CE – 1964 CE
- Sami SharafMinister of State for Presidential Affairs1961 CE – 1971 CE
- George Humphrey Middletonambassador of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Republic1964 CE – 1965 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP), Egyptian pound (EGP)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1958 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
United Arab Republic is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.