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The Bibi-Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [5] Estimates include 90% (The World Factbook, 2020) [6] and 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [7] of the population identifying as Muslim.
Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [2] Various reports have estimated 97.3% (CIA, 2020) [ 3 ] or 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [ 4 ] of the population identifying as Muslim; with the majority being adherents of the Shia branch (55-65%), while a significant ...
Azerbaijan is an observer state of the World Trade Organization. The vast majority of the country's population (97%) is nominally [27] Muslim. [28] The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion, and all major political forces in the country are secular. Azerbaijan is a developing country and ranks 89th on the Human ...
The country has an area of 33,436 square miles (86,600 km 2) [7] [8] and a population of 9.8 million [9] (2017). There were no reliable statistics on membership in specific religious groups; however, according to official figures approximately 96% of the population is Muslim.
India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million adherents. [25] The Middle East-North Africa region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [26] other than Israel. [12]
Azerbaijan is a secular state by law. [1] The Constitution states, "religious associations shall be separate from the state and shall not interfere in state affairs." [ 1 ]
Azerbaijan religion-related lists (1 C) C. Christianity in Azerbaijan (6 C, 6 P) H. Hinduism in Azerbaijan (1 C, 2 P) I. Islam in Azerbaijan (4 C, 7 P) J.
Azerbaijan – largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, bordering the Caspian Sea and possessing a rich fossil fuels industry. It is a progressive and secular predominantly Shia Islamic society, with a high tolerance for other religions .