Muslim majority countries

Muslim majority countries

This is a list of countries which are Muslim majority countries, in which Islam is the majority religion of the people. In a geopolitical sense these countries are often considered to form the Muslim world. The list only contains countries which are predominantly Muslim, meaning the Muslim population constitutes at least 50% of the total population. India, however, is not included even though it has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, the Indian Muslim population is only 13.4% of the total population (majority are Sunni, who mainly follow the Barelvi traditions.). [ [http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12343&Itemid=1&issueid=67&limit=1&limitstart=0 India Today - Barelvi] ]

The table is presorted by the largest population of Muslims by country. It can be sorted on other criteria by clicking the tab of the appropriate column at the top of the table. The percentage shows the proportional amount of Muslims out of the total population of each country.

The 'main sect' means the main denomination of the country or people i.e. Sunni or Shi'a and 'Main Madh'hab' - is the main school of taught or movement in the country, based on 'The Atlas of Religion' [ [http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts/atlas_religion_4598.jsp 'The Atlas of Religion' - Roots and Branches] ] and other sources. Islam and state presents the involvement of religion with politics and its role in society: "Islamic state" – the Qur'an as the form of legislation or Sharia law; "State religion" – Islam declared as the state religion; "Secular state" – separation of religion and state; "Secular republic" – established in the Turkish constitution with strict application of laïcité; "None" – no declaration.

The GDP (PPP) and GDP per capita is the data for the economy of the Muslim majority countries. The data can be used to compare rich or poor countries or to compare the economies. All GDP (PPP) data can be found in the main article entitled List of countries by GDP (PPP). The GDP per capita (PPP) have been obtained from the IMF's World Economic Outlook Database for 2007. All information and data is estimates. [ [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2007/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=35&pr.y=10&sy=2007&ey=2007&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512%2C941%2C914%2C446%2C612%2C666%2C614%2C668%2C311%2C672%2C213%2C946%2C911%2C137%2C193%2C962%2C122%2C674%2C912%2C676%2C313%2C548%2C419%2C556%2C513%2C678%2C316%2C181%2C913%2C682%2C124%2C684%2C339%2C273%2C638%2C921%2C514%2C948%2C218%2C686%2C963%2C688%2C616%2C518%2C223%2C728%2C516%2C558%2C918%2C138%2C748%2C196%2C618%2C278%2C522%2C692%2C622%2C694%2C156%2C142%2C624%2C449%2C626%2C564%2C628%2C283%2C228%2C853%2C924%2C288%2C233%2C293%2C632%2C566%2C636%2C964%2C634%2C182%2C238%2C453%2C662%2C968%2C960%2C922%2C423%2C714%2C935%2C862%2C128%2C716%2C611%2C456%2C321%2C722%2C243%2C942%2C248%2C718%2C469%2C724%2C253%2C576%2C642%2C936%2C643%2C961%2C939%2C813%2C644%2C199%2C819%2C184%2C172%2C524%2C132%2C361%2C646%2C362%2C648%2C364%2C915%2C732%2C134%2C366%2C652%2C734%2C174%2C144%2C328%2C146%2C258%2C463%2C656%2C528%2C654%2C923%2C336%2C738%2C263%2C578%2C268%2C537%2C532%2C742%2C944%2C866%2C176%2C369%2C534%2C744%2C536%2C186%2C429%2C925%2C178%2C746%2C436%2C926%2C136%2C466%2C343%2C112%2C158%2C111%2C439%2C298%2C916%2C927%2C664%2C846%2C826%2C299%2C542%2C582%2C443%2C474%2C917%2C754%2C544%2C698&s=PPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= IMF – World Economic Outlook, October 2007] .]

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*"Hint: If viewing by order doesn't work, then click on other columns twice then back again twice.".

*"If ~ appears on a country then it is an estimate of the percentage.

*"If † appears on a country then it has a high foreign population which affects the Muslim percentage, and does not present the indigenous population. (e.g. – Gulf States – indigenous population 100% Muslim)"

ee also

*Muslim world
*Organisation of the Islamic Conference
*Islam by country
*Economy of the OIC

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