41.   The other main branch of Islam, although much smaller, is Shiism, which dominates Iran and is the largest sect in Iraq.

42.   Islam also has two main branches, the Shiites who form a majority in Iran and some other countries, and the Sunnis.

43.   They tended increasingly to do this through main branches, the Bundesbank said.

44.   Thirty-seven villages were submerged when the Benue river, the main upstream branch of the Niger, burst its banks overnight Sunday, the report said.