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The map on the opposite page indicates the general distribution of Mohammedans throughout the world. It is obvious that many of the figures have to be only the roughest estimates.
| BRITISH EMPIRE AND MANDATES | Mohammedans | Percentage of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | India | 66,650,000 | 21 |
| 2. | Nigeria | 4,000,000 | 25 |
| 3. | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | 3,000,000 | 85 |
| 4. | Irak and Southern Kurdistan | 2,640,000 | 92 |
| 5. | Palestine | 600,000 | 80 |
| 6. | Tanganyika | 500,000 | 10 |
| 7. | Kenya and Uganda | 500,000 | 10 |
| 8. | British Somaliland | 300,000 | 99 |
| 9. | Union of South Africa | 50,000 | Less than 1% |
| 10. | Australia | 25,000 | Less than 1% |
| ---------- | |||
| 78,265,000 | |||
| THE NETHERLANDS | |||
| 11. | Dutch East Indies | 40,000,000 | 80 |
| FRANCE AND MANDATES | |||
| 12. | French West and Central Africa | 12,000,000 | 40 |
| 13. | Morocco (French zone) | 5,200,000 | 97 |
| 14. | Algeria | 5,000,000 | 86 |
| 15. | Syria | 2,000,000 | 75 |
| 16. | Tunis | 1,900,000 | 90 |
| 17. | French Somaliland | 60,000 | 99 |
| ---------- | |||
| 26,160,000 | |||
| RUSSIA | |||
| 18. | European | 4,500,000 | 4 |
| 19. | Caucasus | 4,000,000 | 35 |
| 20. | Siberia | 200,000 | 2 |
| 21. | Central Asia | 9,000,000 | 90 |
| ---------- | |||
| 17,700,000 | |||
| ITALY | |||
| 22. | Libya | 950,000 | 95 |
| 23. | Italian Somaliland | 650,000 | 99 |
| 24. | Eritrea | 250,000 | 66 |
| ---------- | |||
| 1,850,000 | |||
| BELGIUM | |||
| 25. | Belgian Congo | 1,500,000 | 13 |
| SPAIN | |||
| 26. | Morocco (Spanish zone and Tangier) | 600,000 | 92 |
| 27. | Rio de Oro | 100,000 | 99 |
| ---------- | |||
| 700,000 | |||
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
| 28. | Philippine Islands | 450,000 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| 29. | Abyssinia | 4,000,000 | 50 |
| 30. | Afghanistan | 6,400,000 | 99 |
| 31. | Albania | 550,000 | 67 |
| 32. | Arabia | 2,500,000 | 99 |
| 33. | Bulgaria | 750,000 | 15 |
| 34. | China | 15,000,000 | 3 |
| 35. | Egypt | 12,000,000 | 91 |
| 36. | Greece | 475,000 | 9 |
| 37. | The Hedjaz | 900,000 | 100 |
| 38. | Jugoslavia | 1,400,000 | 12 |
| 39. | Liberia | 600,000 | 30 |
| 40. | North and South America | 100,000 | Less than 1% |
| 41. | Oman | 500,000 | 99 |
| 42. | Persia | 9,350,000 | 94 |
| 43. | Rumania | 150,000 | Less than 1% |
| 44. | Siam | 700,000 | 9 |
| 45. | Turkey | 8,000,000 | 90 |
| ---------- | |||
| TOTAL NUMBER OF MOHAMMEDANS | 230,000,000 | ||
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