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Middle East > Jordan > Religion

JORDANIAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Islam > Number of Muslim 5,452,000 [37th of 67]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 95% [20th of 168]
Islam > Population 5,471,745 [36th of 165]
Islam > Shia 109,040 [46th of 67]
Islam > Shia to Muslim 2 % [52nd of 67]
Islam > Sunni 5,342,960 [36th of 67]
Islam > Sunni to Muslim 98 % [17th of 67]
Muslim 94 % [24th of 66]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 28,799 [136th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 0.5 % [140th of 163]
Religion in national flags > Islam > Religious characteristics
Horizontal colors symbolize Abbasid, Umayyad and Fatimid, red triangle symbolizes Banu Hashim
Religions
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations)
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Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Religions > Muslim 92 % [16th of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 1.2 % [129th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 69,116 [128th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 153 [182nd of 232]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; Wikipedia: Religion in national flags ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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COMMENTARY     

Rchbrainy
18th November 2004
If you are looking for religion information, I have some sites:
http://www.whyislam.org
http://www.islamicart.com
http://www.islam101.com
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