TRENDS AND MARKERS
Recent data, statistics and indicators
Published in African Security Review Vol 10 No 4, 2001
Oil reserves, end 2000
Oil production, end 2000
Major religions of the world
Distribution of Islam
Top 10 largest national Muslim populations
| Indonesia |
| Pakistan |
| Bangladesh |
| India |
| Turkey |
| Iran |
| Egypt |
| Nigeria |
| China |
| Source: www.adherents.com |
Africa
| Total population | 800 million |
| Muslim population | 520 million |
Top 5 largest Muslim populations |
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| Egypt | |
| Nigeria | |
| Algeria | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Morocco | |
| Sudan | |
| Source: www.adherents.com |
African countries which are almost entirely Muslim (99.5% or more)
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African countries which are 30–50% Muslim |
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| Comoros | Ghana | |
| Mauritania | Tanzania | |
| Mayotte | Zambia | |
| Morocco | ||
| Tunisia | ||
| Western Sahara | ||
African countries which are 70–99% Muslim |
African countries which are 10–30% Muslim |
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| Algeria | Benin | |
| Djibouti | Cameroon | |
| Egypt | Central African Republic | |
| Gambia | Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Guinea | Liberia | |
| Libya | Malawi | |
| Mali | Mauritius | |
| Niger | Mozambique | |
| Senegal | Togo | |
| Somalia | Uganda | |
| Sudan | ||
African countries which are 50–70% Muslim |
African countries which are 2–9% Muslim |
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| Burkina Faso | Congo Brazzaville | |
| Cote D’Ivoire | Kenya | |
| Chad | South Africa | |
| Ethiopia | ||
| Eritrea | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Nigeria | ||
| Sierra Leone | ||
| Source: The Economist, 22 September 2001, pp 44-45; www.adherents.com |
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