The following table provides basic facts on countries with a significant percentage (10% of more) of Muslims. Not every country listed is officially or primarily Muslim. Where available, the country name links to an article on Islam in that country.
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Afghanistan
Religion: 99% Muslim (80% Sunni, 19% Shi'a)
Population: 28.5 million
Location: Southern Asia
Languages: Pashtu, Afghan Persian |
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Albania
Religion: 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic (estimates; no available current statistics)
Population: 3.5 million (July 2004)
Location: Southeastern Europe
Languages: Albanian, Greek
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Algeria
Religion: 99% Sunni Muslim (state religion)
Population: 32 million
Location: Northern Africa
Language: Arabic, French
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Azerbaijan
Religion: 93.4% Muslim, 2.5% Russian Orthodox
Population: 7.9 million
Location: Southwestern Asia
Language:
Azerbaijani
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Bahrain
Religion: 100% Muslim (70% Shi'a, 30% Sunni)
Population: 678,000
Location: Middle East
Language: Arabic, English, Farsi
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Bosnia & Herzogovinia
Religion: 40% Muslim, 31% Orthodox, 15% Catholic
Population: 4 million
Location: Southeastern Europe
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
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Brunei
Religion: 67% Muslim (state religion), 13% Buddhist, 10% Christian
Population: 365,000
Location: Southeastern Asia
Language: Malay, English, Chinese
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Burundi
Religion: 10% Muslim, 62% Catholic, 5% Protestant, 23% indigenous
Population: 6.2 million
Location: Central Africa
Language: Kirundi, French, Swahili
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Central African Republic
Religion: 15% Muslim, 35% indigenous, 25% Protestant, 25% Catholic
Population: 3.7 million
Location: Central Africa
Language: French, Sangho
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Chad
Religion: 51% Muslim, 35% Christian, 7% animist
Population: 9.5 million
Location: Central Africa
Language: French, Arabic, many others
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Comoros
Religion: 98% Sunni Muslim, 2% Catholic
Population: 652,000
Location: Southern Africa
Languages: Arabic, French
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Religion: 10% Muslim, 50% Catholic, 20% Protestant, 10% Kimbanguist
Population: 58.3 million
Location: Central Africa
Language: French, Lingala
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Cote d'Ivoire
Religion: 35-40% Muslim, 20-30% Christian, 25-40% indigenous (2001 figures)
Population: 17.3 million
Location: Western Africa
Language: French
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Ethiopia
Religion: 45-50% Muslim
Population: 67.8 million
Location: Eastern Africa
Languages: Many
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France
Religion: 5-10% Muslim, 83-88% Catholic, 2% Protestant
Population: 60.4 million
Location: Western Europe
Language: French
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Gambia, the
Religion: 90% Muslim
Population: 1.5 million
Location: Western Africa
Language: English
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Gaza Strip
Religion: 98.7% Muslim (Sunni)
Population: 1.4 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English
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Georgia
Religion: 11% Muslim, 65% Georgian Orthodox, 10% Russian Orthodox
Population: 4.7 million
Location: Southwestern Asia
Language: Georgian
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Guinea
Religion: 85% Muslim, 8% Christian, 7% indigenous
Population: 9.2 million
Location: Western Africa
Language: French
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Guyana
Religion: 10% Muslim
Population: 705,000
Location: Northern South America
Languages: English, others
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India
Religion: 12% Muslim
Population: 1 billion
Location: Southern Asia
Languages: English, Hindi
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Indonesia
Religion: 88% Muslim,
5% Protestant, 3% Roman Catholic, 2% Hindu, 1% Buddhist
Population: 238 million
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese
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Iran
Religion: 98% Muslim (89% Shi'a, 9% Sunni)
Population: 69 million
Location: Middle East
Language: Persian and Persian dialects, Turkic and Turkic dialects
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Iraq
Religion: 97% Muslim (60% Shi'a, 37% Sunni)
Population: 25.3 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish
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Israel
Religion: 14.6% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 80% Jewish, 2% Christian
Population: 6.2 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
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Jordan
Religion: 92% Sunni Muslim, 6% Orthodox
Population: 5.6 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English
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Kazakhstan
Religion: 47% Muslim, 44% Russian Orthodox, 2% Protestant
Population: 15.1 million
Location: Central Asia
Languages: Kazakh, Russian
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Kenya
Religion: 10% Muslim, 45% Protestant, 33% Catholic
Population: 32 million
Location: Eastern Africa
Languages: English, Kiswahili
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Kuwait
Religion: 85% Muslim (70% Sunni, 30 Shi'a), 15% Christian, Hindu, Parsi, other
Population: 2.3 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English
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Kyrgyzstan
Religion: 75% Muslim, 20% Russian Orthodox
Population: 5 million
Location: Central Asia, west of China
Languages:
Kyrgyz, Russian
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Lebanon
Religion: 59.7% Muslim, 39% Christian
Population: 3.8 million
Location: Middle East
Language: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
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Libya
Religion: 97% Sunni Muslim
Population: 5.6 million
Location: Northern Africa
Languages: Arabic, Italian, English
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Macedonia
Religion: 29% Muslim, 70% Macedonian Orthodox
Population: 2 million
Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Languages: Macedonian, Albanian
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Morocco
Religion: 98.7% Muslim, 1.1% Christian
Population: 32.2 million
Location: Northern Africa
Languages: Arabic, Berber dialects, French
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Pakistan
Religion: 97% Muslim (77% Sunni, 20% Shi'a)
Population: 159 million
Location: Southern Asia
Language: Punjabi, Sindhi
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Qatar
Religion: 95% Muslim
Population: 840,000
Location: Middle East, bordering Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf
Languages: Arabic, English
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Saudi Arabia
Religion: 100% Muslim
Population: 25.8 million
Location: Middle East
Language: Arabic
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Syria
Religion: 74% Sunni Muslim, 16% other Muslim sects, 10% Christian
Population: 18 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic
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Tunisia
Religion: 98% Muslim, 1% Christian
Population: 9.9 million
Location: Northern Africa
Languages: Arabic and French
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Turkey
Religion: 99.8% Muslim (mostly Sunni)
Population: 68.9 million
Location: Southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
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United Arab Emirates
Religion: 96% Muslim (16% Shi'a),
Population: 2.5 million
Location: Middle East
Languages: Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi
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Uzbekistan
Religion: 88% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 9% Eastern Orthodox
Population: 26.4 million
Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Languages: Uzbek, Russian
