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How many Islamic countries in the world?
The number of Islamic countries in the world is 56 countries, and they are linked with each other by geographical and historical unity for more than 1,200 years, and the area of Islamic countries is 32 square kilometers, with a population of 1.36 billion people.
The largest Islamic country
Muslims constitute the majority of the population in 49 countries, 62% of them live in Asia and the Pacific region, and about 344 million Muslims live in Pakistan and India alone, while only 317 million Muslims live in North Africa and the Middle East, and here we mention the largest country in the Islamic world in terms of The number of Muslims.
Indonesia
The largest Islamic country in terms of the number of Muslims is Indonesia, as the number of Muslims has 186,734,219 Muslims, and the Islamic religion is the largest religion in the country, and it is home to 232,516,771 people, and the area of Indonesia is 1,919,317 square kilometers, and it includes the second largest forest The rainforest in the world, its capital is Jakarta, and the official language of the Republic is the Indonesian Bahasa.
Pakistan
Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of the number of Muslims. Pakistan has a population of 176,993,661 Muslims, and the Islamic religion is the largest religion in the country. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is located in Asia, with an area of 796,095 square kilometers, and is home to 184,753,300 people, Its capital is Islamabad, its official language is English, and Urdu is national.
India
The third largest Islamic country in terms of the number of Muslims is India, with a Muslim population of 189,000,000, and Muslims constitute 13.4% of the total population, as the largest religion in the country is Hinduism, and credit is due to the introduction of Islam to India for Arab merchants And the men of the Persian call, and India’s Muslims are free to practice their religious rites despite being a minority in the country.
Bangladesh
The fourth largest Islamic country in terms of the number of Muslims is Bangladesh, with a population of 148,607,000 Muslims, and Islam entered it in the thirteenth century, and most Muslims of the country follow the Sunni school of thought, and there is a small group that follows the Shiite sect.
