2. COUNTRIES WITH ISLAM AS THEIR OFFICIAL
RELIGION
NORTHERN AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ARABIAN PENINSULA INDONESIA
BALKANS REGION NORTH AND EAST ASIA CENTRE OF AFRICA
3. ISLAMIC POPULATION IN THE WORLD
1,6 BILLION OF MUSLIMS NOWADAYS, IN FACT, 23´5% OF THE
WORLD POPULATION
4. MUSLIMS IN SPAIN
In recent decades, immigration has resulted in a
resurgence in the presence of Islam, with over one
million Muslims currently residing in Spain
The majority are Moroccans. Other Muslims came
from other neighboring African countries: Syrians,
Lebanese, Iraqis, Iranians, and a few Asiatics:
Bangladeshis, Indians, and Pakistanis.
There are a number of converts to Islam, estimated at
between 20,000 and 50,000, from a total number of
1,000,000 Muslims. Many converts to Islam reside in
the southern Andalusia region.] The majority of
Muslims in Spain areSunnites, with a minority
of Shiites.
The first Mosque after the Fall of Granada in 1492, in
modern Spain, was built after approximately 500
years in 1982.