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Religion in Yemen
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Yemen is an Islamic country. Nearly all Yemenis are Muslims, The U.S. government estimates that more than 99 percent of the population is Muslim[2] with approximately 60-65% belonging to Sunni Islam (mostly Shafi'i) and 35-40% belonging to Shia Islam (mostly Zaydi).[3][4][5][6][7][8] Amongst the native population, there were approximately 1,000 Christians, and 6 remaining Jews in 2016.[9] However, Pew-Templeton estimates the number of Christians to be as high as 40,000, though most do not publicly identify as such, due to fears of religious persecution. According to WIN/Gallup International polls, Yemen has the most religious population among Arab countries and it is one of the most religious populations world-wide.[10]
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In Yemen, Zaidists, a Shiite offshoot, constitute 30% of the total population
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