As the national language of nearly 20 countries in Africa & Asia & spoken by Approx. 190 million people Arabic is the lingua franca of the Middle East. This title uses a standard Arabic helpful to those travelling all over the region. The emphasis is on commonly heard terms & phrases that are recognisable throughout the Arabic speaking world. Both the dictionary & phrasebook incorporate the Arabic script & its romanised transliteration. The two-way dictionary contains important travel geographical & cultural terminology while the phrasebook focuses on the needs of travellers & covers almost every situation from arrival to departure.