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Muslims in Europe

Estimates of the largest Muslim populations in Western Europe as a percentage of total country population:

 7.0% France
 3.9% Sweden
 3.4% Germany
 3.4% Belgium
 2.7% Britain see Muslims in Britain
 2.0% Netherlands
 2.0% Denmark
 1.6% Norway
 1.4% Italy
 1.1% Spain

(Source: The Economist (http://www.economist.com/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=1683148), April 3, 2003)
The figures are minimum estimates, and not neccessarily exactly comparable, due to differences in method of data collection and data presentation in different countries.

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