Saturday, February 4, 2012

G. What are the demographics of where this sect can be found? How many people practice this particular branch?


  • 10-20% of the world's muslims are Shias.
  • The Shia majority countries are Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain. 
  • Shia Muslims constitute over 35% of the population in Lebanon, over 45% of the population in Yemen, 20-40% of the population in Kuwait, over 20% in Turkey,10–20% of the population in Pakistan, and 10-19% of Afghanistan's population.
  • About 120 million people are Shias. 

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