EGYPT

Fact Book

Religion

 

Islam is the official religion, and about 80-90 percent of all Egyptians are Muslims, most of them members of the Sunni sect. According to official Egyptian estimates, the Coptic Orthodox church, a Christian denomination, has no more than 8 million adherents and constitutes the largest religious minority; Copts themselves claim some 15 million members. An estimated 1 million people belong to the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian, and various Protestant churches. The country has a very small Jewish community.

 

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