Thursday, March 22, 2007

� What is the make up of the Muslim world?


The Muslim population of the world is around one billion. Most Muslims live east of Karachi. 30% of Muslims live in the Indian subcontinent, 20 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, 17% in Southeast Asia, 18% in the Arab world, 10% in the Soviet Union and China. Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan comprise 10% of the non-AraMiddle East. Although there are Muslim minonties in almost everv area including Latin Amerand Australia, they are most numerous in the Soviet Union, India, and central Afnca. There are 5 million Muslims in the United States.

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