|
Result is
|
| Country Name |
Year |
Ethnic Divisions |
Religions |
| Cyprus |
1997 |
Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in
the Greek area; 0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18%
(1.3% of the Turks live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the
Turkish area), other 4% (99.2% of the other ethnic groups live in the Greek
area; 0.8% of the other ethnic groups live in the Turkish area) |
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite,
Armenian Apostolic, and other 4% |
| Iran |
1997 |
Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 24%, Gilaki and
Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other
1% |
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian,
Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1% |
| Iraq |
1997 |
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman,
Assyrian or other 5% |
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%),
Christian or other 3% |
| Israel |
1997 |
Jewish 82% (Israel-born 50%, Europe/Americas/Oceania-born
20%, Africa-born 7%, Asia-born 5%), non-Jewish 18% (mostly Arab) (1993
est.) |
Judaism 82%, Islam 14% (mostly Sunni Muslim),
Christian 2%, Druze and other 2% |
| Jordan |
1997 |
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 8% |
| Kuwait |
1997 |
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian
9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% |
Muslim 85% (Shi'a 30%, Sunni 45%, other
10%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15% |
| Lebanon |
1997 |
Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% |
Islam 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic
groups - Alawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a, Sunni), Christian
30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups - 4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic,
1 Protestant), Judaism NEGL% |
| Oman |
1997 |
Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani,
Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African |
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a
Muslim, Hindu |
| Qatar |
1997 |
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian
10%, other 14% |
Muslim 95% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1997 |
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
Muslim 100% |
| Syria |
1997 |
Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other
9.7% |
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and
other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities
in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
| Turkey |
1997 |
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2%
(Christian and Jews) |
| United Arab Emirates |
1997 |
Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%,
South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians)
8% (1982) |
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu,
and other 4% |
| Yemen |
1997 |
predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations
in western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small European
communities in major metropolitan areas |
Muslim including Sha'fi (Sunni) and Zaydi
(Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
