The Muslim World, as reported in the September 13, 2003, issue of The Economist, citing The Muslim Council of Britain and the CIA, had the following population: * 10.4 million Muslims in Canada and the United States * 2.2 million Muslims in Latin and Central America * 10.0 million Muslims in the European Union * few or none in Eastern Europe, Norway * 62.4 million Muslims in Turkey * 284.4 million Muslims in the Arab League including Iraq (with its 15 million Shia) * 254.0 Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa * 65.4 million Muslims (90% Shia) in Iran * 48.5 million Muslims in Azerbaijan and the "Stans" (Uzebekistan, Tajikstan, etc.) * 26.7 million Muslims in Russia * 22.7 million Muslims in Afghanistan * 230.0 million Muslims in Pakistan and Banglades