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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (40146)

8/7/2013 3:17:34 PM

From: one_less

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Here are the stats, there are more Muslims in the Sub Sahara than all the rest of the Islamic world combined

Not true. These countries have the greatest percentage of Muslims in their populations but not the largest number of Muslims.

think: birth control

When we stay out of their affairs birth is controlled by draught, famine, and automatic weapons. Think right to bear arms.

The bulk of the world’s Muslim population – more than six-in-ten (62%) – is located in Asia, a region that, for the purposes of this report, includes not only East Asian countries such as China but also countries as far west as Turkey. (For a complete breakdown of countries by region, see World Muslim Population by Region and Country.)

Muslim Population by Region Estimated 2009
Muslim Population Percentage of
Population that
is Muslim Percentage of
World Muslim
Population

Asia-Pacific 972,537,000 24.1% 61.9%

Middle East-North Africa 315,322,000 91.2 20.1

Sub-Saharan Africa 240,632,000 30.1 15.3

Europe 38,112,000 5.2 2.4

Americas 4,596,000 0.5 0.3

World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100.0

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