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North Africa
RELIGIONS IN NORTH AFRICA
Second column: All figures in 1000's.
Last column: % of the population |
| Baha'i |
37' |
>0,1% |
| Christianity |
8,790' |
5,2% |
| Islam |
153,000' |
90,5% |
| Judaism |
10' |
>0,1% |
| Traditional religions |
7,000' |
4,1% |
| Total |
169,000' |
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*) Calculated for the total population of 169,000,000 in North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.
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FROM UN's LIST OVER BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES TO LIVE IN, 2001
First column: Ranking internationally.
Last column: Score, with 100 points max. (UN's original figures are multiplied with 100 to improve clarity) |
| 59. |
Libya |
77,0 |
| 88. |
Tunisia |
71,4 |
| 100. |
Algeria |
69,3 |
| 105. |
Egypt |
63,5 |
| 112. |
Morocco |
59,6 |
| 138. |
Sudan |
43,9 |
| 139. |
Mauritania |
43,7 |
Western Sahara was not ranked, but included into Morocco.
For comparison: 1. Norway 93,9; 2. Australia, Canada and Sweden (EU) 93,6; 5. Belgium (EU) 93,5; 6. USA 93,4, 7. Iceland 93,2; 8. Netherlands (EU) 93,1; 9. Japan 92,8; 10. Finland (EU) 92,5.
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Geographical region normally used for Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, the 5 countries lying north of the Sahara, and which has a population with relatively light complexion, contrary to the black peoples dominating south of Sahara.
Inaccurately, the term is sometimes used for the region that makes up the about 20% most northern parts of Africa, which means that Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Sudan is included, i.e. most of Sahara and the areas north of it.
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By: Tore Kjeilen
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