Countries Bordering the Arabian Sea: A Complete List

The Arabian Sea (northwestern Indian Ocean) is bounded by 12 countries across three coasts:

Western Coast (Africa / Arabian Peninsula)

• Somalia (longest coastline)
• Djibouti (Bab-el-Mandeb strait)
• Eritrea
• Sudan (tiny Red Sea coast; Arabian Sea via Gulf of Aden? Actually Sudan borders Red Sea, not directly Arabian Sea. Correction: Sudan borders Red Sea. The Arabian Sea western coast is Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Oman. Let's correct based on standard geography.)

Correction: The Arabian Sea's western boundary is the Horn of Africa & Arabian Peninsula.

Standard List (12 Nations)

Note: The source included Sudan, Egypt, UAE—these border the Red Sea / Persian Gulf, not the Arabian Sea directly. The Gulf of Aden (west) connects to Red Sea; Gulf of Oman (north) connects to Persian Gulf. The Arabian Sea proper is bounded as above.

Strategic Importance

Major shipping lanes (Suez–Malacca), oil/gas exports (Gulf), fisheries, monsoon-driven productivity, piracy history (Somalia).