Federation of Arab Republics

Federation of Arab Republics

Infobox Former Country
native_name = اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية
conventional_long_name = Federation of Arab Republics
common_name = Federation of Arab Republics|
continent = Africa and Asia
region = the Middle East
era = Cold War
status = Federation
government_type = Republic|
year_start = 1972
year_end = 1977|
event_start =
date_start = July 1
event_end =
date_end = March|
event_pre = Referendums
date_pre = March, 1972|

p1 = Egypt
flag_p1 = Flag of United Arab Republic.svg
p2 = Syria
flag_p2 = Flag of Syria (1963-1971).svg
p3 = Libya
flag_p3 = Flag of Libyan Arab Republic 1969.svg
s1 = Egypt
flag_s1 = Flag of Egypt 1972.svg
s2 = Syria
flag_s2 = Flag of Syria.svg
s3 = Libya
flag_s3 = Flag of Libya.svg|










coat = Coat of arms de Egypt


map_caption = A map of the Federation of Arab Republics
common_languages = Arabic
religion = Islam

The Federation of Arab Republics (Arabic اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, "ittiħād al-jumhūriyyāt al-`arabiyya", literally "Union of Arab Republics") was an abortive attempt by Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt, and Syria, creating a pan-Arab state. Although approved by referendums in each country in March 1972, [http://www.buckyogi.com/footnotes/natdf.htm] the three countries disagreed on the specific terms of the merger. The federation lasted from January 1, 1972 to March 1977.

It is not to be confused with the United Arab Republic (1958-1961) which was a somewhat more substantive union of Egypt and Syria.

See also

* United Arab Republic, a federation between Egypt and Syria (1958-61)
* United Arab States, a confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen (1958-61)
* Arab Federation, a confederation between Iraq and Jordan (1958)
* Arab Islamic Republic, a proposed union of Libya and Tunisia (1972)
* United Arab Emirates, a union of seven Arab states (1971-present day)


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