Here are 7 countries in the European region with the highest Muslim population, ranging from 99% Alzerbaijan the Muslim population ...
1. Azerbaijan
99% MUSLIM strong
Republic of Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucasus in crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia. Azerbaijan is a secular state and has been a member of the Council of Europe since 2001. The majority of the population is Shiite Muslim and western Turkey derivative, known as Azerbaijani, or Azeri short. The official state of democracy, but with a strong regulatory authority. The population of Azerbaijan is now 8,372,373 inhabitants. Approximately 99% of the population is Muslim. The majority of Muslims in this country are Shia Muslims, and Azerbaijan is the second country with the percentage of Shiites in world after Iran.
strong 2. Turkey
96% MUSLIM strong
Republic of Turkey is a large country in the region Eurasia. Its territory covers an area of South East Europe and West Asia. Turkey is a constitutional republic that is democratic, secular and united. Turkey has gradually merge with the West while at the same time in a relationship with the East. This country is one of the founding members of the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the OECD, and OSCE, and the Council of Europe since 1949, and NATO since 1952. Since 2005, Turkey was the only Muslim country which talks accompanying the first European Union, as a member of the coalition since 1963.
According to census 2009, the total population of Turkey 72,561,312 inhabitants. Population consists of ethnic Turk (76%), Kurds (15.7%), and other (8.3%). Religion followed by the Turkish population is Muslim (96%), agnostic (2.3%), atheist (0.9%), Christians (0.6%), and the rest by other faiths. Muslim Turkey itself consists of 82% Sunni Hanafi, 9.1% Sunni Shafi'i, and 5.7% Alevi.
strong 3. Kosovo
90% MUSLIM strong
Kosovo is a republic which de facto independence, lies in the southeast of Europe. Previously, Kosovo is a Serbian province under UN administration, but on February 17, 2008 Kosovo declared independence unilaterally. The two main religions of Kosovo are Islam and Christianity. Muslims comprise 90% of the population of Kosovo.
strong 4. Kazakhstan
strong 70.2% MUSLIM
Intercontinental Kazakhstan is a country that most of the areas included in the Central Asian region and a few others including the Eastern European region. The population of Kazakhstan ranges from 15,753,460 inhabitants. Kazakhstan 70.2% of the population is Muslim, 26.2% Christian, and 3.6% other.
strong 5. Albania
70% MUSLIMS
Albania is a country located in Europe the southeast. Albanian population are the descendants of non-Slavic, non-Turkish ethnic group known as the Illyrians, who came in the Balkans around 2000 BC. Modern Albanian population still distinguish between Gheg (northern tribes) and Tosk (southern parts). Estimated population of Albania is 3,195,000 inhabitants. According to the CIA World Factbook, 70% Albanian population converted to Islam, 20% Orthodox and 10% Roman Catholic.
strong 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina
strong 47% MUSLIMS
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the peninsula Balkans in southern Europe area of 51 129 km ² (19 741 mil2) with the amount of about four million inhabitants. The country is inhabited by three major ethnic groups: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Bosnian population comprises of Muslims (47%), Orthodox (34%), Roman Catholic (13%), and other (1%). Moslems mostly from ethnic Bosnia. Orthodox religion embraced by people ethnic Serbs, while ethnic Croatian embraced Roman Catholicism.
strong 7. FRENCH
4% MUSLIM
The population of France in 2007 was 61 045. 000 inhabitants. French population consists of Christians (54%), no religion (31%), Muslim (4%), Buddhists (1.2%), Jews (1%), other religions (10%). Although inhabited by a majority of Christians, France is the European country with the largest Muslim population. In 2007, the number of Muslims in France around 7 million people. Most of the French Muslims are immigrants. They came from Algeria (1,550,000 inhabitants), Morocco (1,000,000), Tunisia (350,000), Turkey (315,000), Sub-Saharan Africa (250,000), Middle East (100,000), Asia (Pakistan and Bangladesh) (100,000), etc..
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