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Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Appendix B: Religious Demography

This appendix provides statistical estimates for the distribution of Christians, Muslims and other religious groups in the 19 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life. In addition to the Pew Forum's 2009 data, results are shown from national censuses, demographic and health surveys, and other general population surveys.

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