ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

AFGHANISTAN

ALBANIA

ALGERIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BENIN

BRUNEI

BURKINA F.

CAMEROON

CHAD

COMOROS

COTE D' IVORY

DJIBOUTI

EGYPT

GABON

GAMBIA

GUINEA

G. BISSAU

GUYANA

INDONESIA

IRAN

IRAQ

JORDAN

KAZAKHSTAN

KUWAIT

KYRGYZSTAN

LEBANON

LIBYA

MALAYSIA

MALDIVES

MALI

MAURITANIA

MOROCCO

MOZAMBIQUE

NIGER

NIGERIA

OMAN

PAKISTAN

PALESTINE

QATAR

SAUDI ARABIA

SENEGAL

SIERRA LEONE

SOMALIA

SUDAN

SURINAME

SYRIA

TAJIKISTAN

TOGO

TUNISIA

TURKEY

TURKMENISTAN

UGANDA

U. A. E

UZBEKISTAN

YEMEN

Total Land Area:

652,090 km²

Population:

28,500,000

99% Muslims Approximately)

Capital:

Kabul

Other Large Cities:

Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif

Official Language:

Pashtu and Dari

National Currency Unit:

Afghani (AFA)

National Day:

August 19 

Total Land Area:

28,750 km²

Population:

3,500,000

75% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Tirana

Other Large Cities:

Durres, Elbasan, Shkoder

Official Language:

Albanian

National Currency Unit:

Lek (ALL)

National Day:

Total Land Area:

2,381,741 km²

Population:

32,000,000

98% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Algiers

Other Large Cities:

Oran, Annaba, Constantine

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Algerian Dinar  (DZD)

National Day:

November 1 

Total Land Area:

86,600 km²

Population:

7,800,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Baku

Other Large Cities:

Ghandzha, Sumgait, Mingechaur

Official Language:

Azerbaijani (Azeri)

National Currency Unit:

Azerbaijani Manat (AZM)

National Day:

May 28 

Total Land Area:

690 km²

Population:

677,000

98% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Manama

Other Large Cities:

Ar Rifa, Al-Muharraq, Madinat Isa

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Bahraini Dinar (BHD)

National Day:

December 16 

Total Land Area:

147,570 km²

Population:

141,000,000

85% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Dhaka

Other Large Cities:

Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi

Official Language:

Bangla

National Currency Unit:

Taka (BDT)

National Day:

March 26 

Total Land Area:

110,620 km²

Population:

7,200,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Porto-Novo

Other Large Cities:

Cotonou, Djougou, Abomey Calavi

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

August 1

Total Land Area:

5,765 km²

Population:

365,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Bandar Seri Begawan

Other Large Cities:

Kuala Belait, Seria,Tutong

Official Language:

Malay

National Currency Unit:

Bruneian Dollar (BND)

National Day:

February 23

Total Land Area:

273,600 km²

Population:

13,500,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Ouagadougou

Other Large Cities:

Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Ouahigouya

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

August 4 

Total Land Area:

475,440 km²

Population:

16,000,000

55% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Yaoundé

Other Large Cities:

Douala, Garoua, Maroua

Official Language:

French and English

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XAF)

National Day:

May 20 

Total Land Area:

1,259,200 km²

Population:

9,500,000

85% Muslim (Approximately)

Capital:

N’Djamena

Other Large Cities:

Moundou, Sarh, Abéché

Official Language:

French and Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XAF)

National Day:

August 11 

Total Land Area:

2,230 km²

Population:

650,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Moroni

Other Large Cities:

Moutsamoudou, Domoni, Fomboni

Official Language:

French and Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Comoran Francs (KMF)

National Day:

July 6 

Total Land Area:

23,200 km²

Population:

500,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Djibouti

Other Large Cities:

Ali Sabih, Tadjoura, Dikhil

Official Language:

Arabic and French

National Currency Unit:

Djiboutian Franc (DJF)

National Day:

June 27 

Total Land Area:

997,239 km²

Population:

76,000,000

93% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Cairo

Other Large Cities:

Alexandria, Al-Jizah, Port Said

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Egyptian Pound (EGP)

National Day:

July 23 

Total Land Area:

257,670 km²

Population:

1,300,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Libreville

Other Large Cities:

Port Gentil, Franceville, Lambaréné

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XAF)

National Day:

August 17 

Total Land Area:

10,000 km²

Population:

1,500,000

85% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Banjul

Other Large Cities:

Serekunda, Brikama 

Official Language:

English

National Currency Unit:

Dalasi (GMD)

National Day:

February 18 

Total Land Area:

245,845 km²

Population

9,200,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Conakry

Other Large Cities:

Kindia, Labé, Kankan, N'zérékoré

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Guinean Franc (GNF)

National Day:

October 2 

Total Land Area:

28,120 km²

Population:

1,300,000

70% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Bissau

Other Large Cities:

Bafata, Gabu , Farim

Official Language:

Portuguese

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

September 24

Total Land Area:

196,850 km²

Population:

700,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Georgetown

Other Large Cities:

Bartica, Linden, New Amsterdam

Official Language:

English

National Currency Unit:

Guyanese Dollar (GYD)

National Day:

February 23

Total Land Area:

1,811,570 km²

Population:

238,000,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Jakarta

Other Large Cities:

Surabaya, Bandung, Medan

Official Language:

Bahasa Indonesia

National Currency Unit:

 Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

National Day:

August 17

Total Land Area:

1,622,000 km²

Population:

69,000,000

98% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Tehran

Other Large Cities:

Mashhad, Esfahan, Tabriz

Official Language:

Farsi (Persian)

National Currency Unit:

 Iranian Rial (IRR)

National Day:

April 1

Total Land Area:

437,370 km²

Population:

25,300,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Baghdad

Other Large Cities:

Diyala, As-Sulaymaniyah, Irbil

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

National Day:

July 17

Total Land Area:

318,000 km²

Population:

17,300,000

55% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Yamoussoukro

Other Large Cities:

Abidjan, Bouake, Daloa

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

7 August

Total Land Area:

89,342 km²

Population:

5,600,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Amman

Other Large Cities:

Az-Zarqa, Irbid, As-Salt

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Jordanian Dinar (JOD)

National Day:

May 25 

Total Land Area:

2,724,730 km²

Population:

15,000,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Astana

Other Large Cities:

Almaty, Qaraghandy, Shymkent

Official Language:

Kazakh

National Currency Unit:

Tenge (KZT)

National Day:

December 16 

Total Land Area:

17,818 km²

Population:

2,200,000

98% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Kuwait City

Other Large Cities:

Al-Jahra, As-Salimiyah, Hawalli, Al-Ahmady

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)

National Day:

February 25

Total Land Area:

199,900 km²

Population:

5,000,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Bishkek

Other Large Cities:

Osh, Dzhalal-Abad, Karakol

Official Language:

Kyrgyz, Russian

National Currency Unit:

Kyrgyzstani  Som (KGS)

National Day:

August 31 

Total Land Area:

10,452 km²

Population:

3,700,000

57% Muslim (Approximately)

Capital:

Beirut

Other Large Cities:

Tripoli, Zahlah, Sidon(Sayda),Tyr

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Lebanese Pound (LBP)

National Day:

November 22 

Total Land Area:

1,759,540 km²

Population:

5,600,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Tripoli

Other Large Cities:

Banghazi, Misurata(Misratah), Tobruq

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Libyan Dinar (LYD)

National Day:

September 1 

Total Land Area:

328,550 km²

Population:

23,500,000

52% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Kuala Lumpur

Other Large Cities:

Ipoh, Johor Baharu, Melaka

Official Language:

Malay (Bahasa Melayu)

National Currency Unit:

Ringgit (MYR)

National Day:

August 31 

Total Land Area:

298 km²

Population:

400,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Malé

Other Large Cities:

-

Official Language:

Dhivehi

National Currency Unit:

Rufiyaa (MVR)

National Day:

July 26 

Total Land Area:

1,220,190 km²

Population:

11,900,000

90% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Bamako

Other Large Cities:

Segou, Mopti, Sikass

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financierè Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

September 22 

Total Land Area:

1,025,520 km²

Population:

2,900,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Nouakchott

Other Large Cities:

Nouadhibou, Kaedi, Kiffa

Official Language:

Arabic, Wolof

National Currency Unit:

Ouguyia (MRO)

National Day:

November 28 

Total Land Area:

710,850 km²

Population:

32,200,000

99% Muslims  (Approximately)

Capital:

Rabat

Other Large Cities:

Casablanca, Tangier, Fes, Agadir, Ad Dakhla, Laayoune

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Dirham (MAD)

National Day:

July 30 

Total Land Area:

784,090 km²

Population:

18,800,000

29% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Maputo

Other Large Cities:

Beira, Sofala, Nampula

Official Language:

Portuguese

National Currency Unit:

Metical (MZM)

National Day:

June 25 

Total Land Area:

1,267,000 km²

Population:

11,300,000

91% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Niamey

Other Large Cities:

Zinder, Tahoua, Maradi, Agadez, Tillaberi, Dosso, Diffa

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

December 18 and August 3

Total Land Area:

910,770 km²

Population:

137,000,000

75% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Abuja

Other Large Cities:

Lagos, Ibadan, Kano

Official Language:

English

National Currency Unit:

Naira (NGN)

National Day:

October 1 

Total Land Area:

309,500 km²

Population:

2,900,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Muscat

Other Large Cities:

Nizwa (Nazvah), Samail

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Omani Rial (OMR)

National Day:

November 18 

Total Land Area:

796,096 km²

Population:

159,000,000

97% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Islamabad

Other Large Cities:

Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad

Official Language:

English, Urdu 

National Currency Unit:

Pakistan Rupee (PKR)

National Day:

March 23

Total Land Area:

5,690 km² (West Bank including eastern Jerusalem), 365 km²(Gaza)

Population:

To be Updated

Capital:

Al-Quds Al-Sharif

Other Large Cities:

 Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem , Jericho, Gaza City 

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Jordanian Dinar, US$, New Israeli Shekel

Total Land Area:

11,520 km²

Population:

840,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Doha

Other Large Cities:

Ar-Rayyan, Al- Wakrah

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Qatari Riyal (QAR)

National Day:

September 3 

Total Land Area:

2,149,690 km²

Population:

25,700,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Riyadh

Other Large Cities:

Jeddah, Makkah (Mecca), Madina

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Saudi Riyal (SAR)

National Day:

September 23 

Total Land Area:

196,722 km²

Population:

10,800,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Dakar

Other Large Cities:

Thiès, Kaolock, Ziguinchor

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

April 4 

Total Land Area:

71,620 km²

Population:

5,800,000

65% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Freetown

Other Large Cities:

Bo, Kenema, Makeni

Official Language:

English

National Currency Unit:

Leone (SLL)

National Day:

April 27 

Total Land Area:

627,340 km²

Population:

8,300,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Mogadishu

Other Large Cities:

Hargeisa, Kismayu(Chisimayu) Berbera

Official Language:

Somali

National Currency Unit:

Somali Shilling (SOS)

National Day:

July 1  

Total Land Area:

2,376,000 km²

Population:

39,000,000

85% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Khartoum

Other Large Cities:

Port Sudan, Omdurman, Khartoum North

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Sudanese Dinar (SDD)

National Day:

January 1 

Total Land Area:

156,000 km²

Population:

430,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Paramaribo

Other Large Cities:

Nieuw-Nickerie, Meerzorg, Marienburg

Official Language:

Dutch

National Currency Unit:

Suriname Guilder (SRG)

National Day:

November 25 

Total Land Area:

185,180 km²

Population:

18,000,000

87% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Damascus

Other Large Cities:

Aleppo, Homs, Latakia

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Syrian Pound (SYP)

National Day:

April 17 

Total Land Area:

142,500 km²

Population:

7,000,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Dushanbe

Other Large Cities:

Khudjand, Kulob, Kurgan-tyube

Official Language:

Tajik

National Currency Unit:

Somoni (TJS)

National Day:

September 9

Total Land Area:

56,000 km²

Population:

5,500,000

55% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Lomé

Other Large Cities:

Kpalime, Atakpamé, Sokode, Kaa, Dapaong 

Official Language:

French

National Currency Unit:

Communauté Financière Africaine Franc (XOF)

National Day:

April 27

Total Land Area:

155,360 km²

Population:

9,900,000

95% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Tunis

Other Large Cities:

Sfax, Sousse, Gabes

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Tunisian Dinar  (TND)

National Day:

March 20 

Total Land Area:

469,930 km²

Population:

4,800,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Ashgabat

Other Large Cities:

Chardzhou, Dashhouruz, Mary

Official Language:

Turkmen

National Currency Unit:

Turkmen Manat (TMM)

National Day:

October 27 

Total Land Area:

769,630 km²

Populations

68,800,000

99% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Ankara

Other Large Cities:

Istanbul, Izmir, Adana

Official Language:

Turkish

National Currency Unit:

Turkish Lira (TRL)

National Day:

October 29 

Total Land Area:

83,600 km²

Population:

2,500,000

100% Muslims

Capital:

Abu Dhabi

Other Large Cities:

Dubai, Sharjah, Al-Ayn 

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Emirate Dirham (AED)

National Day:

December 2 

Total Land Area:

199,650 km²

Population:

26,000,000

36% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Kampala

Other Large Cities:

Jinja, Mbale, Masaka

Official Language:

English

National Currency Unit:

Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

National Day:

October 9

Total Land Area:

414,240 km²

Population:

26,400,000

To be Updated

Capital:

Tashkent

Other Large Cities:

Samarkand, Namangan, Andizhan

Official Language:

Uzbek

National Currency Unit:

Uzbekistani Sum (UZS)

National Day:

September 1 

Total Land Area:

527,970 km²

Population:

20,000,000

99% Muslims (Approximately)

Capital:

Sanaa

Other Large Cities:

Aden, Ta’izz, Al-Hudaydah

Official Language:

Arabic

National Currency Unit:

Yemeni Riyal (YER)

National Day:

May 22