21.   Most of the Central Asian states speak Turkic languages and belong to the orthodox Sunni sect of Islam.

22.   Most Saudis, including the ruling al Saud family, belong to the mainstream Sunni sect of Islam.

23.   Most Iranians are Shiite Muslims, while the majority of Pakistanis belong to the mainstream Sunni sect of Islam.

24.   Most Iranians are Shiite Muslims, while the majority of Pakistanis belong to the Sunni sect of Islam.

25.   Most Iranians are Shiite, while most Afghans belong to the Sunni sect of Islam.

26.   Most Afghans, however, belong to the Sunni sect of Islam.

27.   Most Gulf states have sizable Shiite minorities, but all are ruled by adherents to the mainstream Sunni sect.

28.   Most Iranians are Shiite Muslims, while the majority of Afghans belong to the Sunni sect of Islam, like most Pakistanis.

29.   Most Muslims in Malaysia follow teachings of the Sunni sect.

30.   Saudi Arabia, acknowledged as the leader of Muslim world because it is the birthplace of Islam, overwhelmingly adheres to the mainstream Sunni sect.