There is no such thing as a "purely" Muslim country. Every country has at least one non-Muslim. The following is a list of non-Arab countries with over 90% Muslim population:
(>99%) Mauritania, Maldives, Somalia
(99-98%) Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Comoros, Djibouti
(97-96%) Pakistan
(95%) Tajikistan
(94%) Senegal
(94-93%) Azerbaijan
(90%) Mali, Niger, Gambia
That makes for a total of 15 "pure" non-Arab countries.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Syria, Morocco, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain were Arab countries that were part of the US-led UN Coalition in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Other Non-Arab Muslim-Majority countries also joined in, including: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Niger, Senegal, and Afghanistan.
The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan, both non-Arab countries. Although there are Muslims in every country in the world today, the largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Arab countries.
According to Merriam Webster, Arab is "a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula" (a race of people). Muslim is "an adherent of Islam" (a religion).Muslims are of all races. Some are African, some are Caucasian, some are Arab, some are Indian, etc., etc. Anyone can convert to Islam regardless of race. As for countries where Islam is the official religion, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan are a few examples of Muslim countries that are non Arab.
The following countries produce more than 1% of the world's petroleum and are listed from most to least percentage: Country Percent of Production Arab or Non-Arab OPEC Member Russia 12.65% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Saudi Arabia 11.28% Arab OPEC United States 10.74% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Iran 4.77% Non-Arab OPEC China 4.56% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Canada 3.90% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Iraq 3.75% Arab OPEC United Arab Emirates 3.32% Arab OPEC Mexico 3.56% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Kuwait 2.96% Arab OPEC Brazil 3.05% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Nigeria 2.62% Non-Arab OPEC Venezuela 2.93% Non-Arab OPEC Norway 2.79% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Algeria 2.52% Arab OPEC Angola 2.31% Non-Arab OPEC Kazakhstan 1.83% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Qatar 1.44% Arab OPEC United Kingdom 1.78% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Azerbaijan 1.20% Non-Arab Non-OPEC Indonesia 1.66% Non-Arab Non-OPEC
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that about 7 to 8% of the population of France is Muslim.
Syria
The Arab Emirates
Because they are all a part of the Arab/Muslim community.
Because they are all a part of the Arab/Muslim community.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Syria, Morocco, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain were Arab countries that were part of the US-led UN Coalition in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Other Non-Arab Muslim-Majority countries also joined in, including: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Niger, Senegal, and Afghanistan.
The majority of Syrians practice Sunni Islam, although there are also significant populations of Alawites, Christians, and Druze in the country.
The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan, both non-Arab countries. Although there are Muslims in every country in the world today, the largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Arab countries.
There are many Arab countries that are mainly Sunni Muslims. Examples of these would be:MoroccoMauritaniaAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaEgyptSaudi ArabiaYemenOmenBahrainUnited Arab EmiratesJordan
The main reason is the strong rise of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism in Arab countries in the recent decades. It has made many non-Muslim countries weary of running the risk of importing Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism into their societies.
list of Muslim countries with percentage of Muslim population higher than 80% (81% to 99.7%)AfghanistanTunisiaIranWestern SaharaAzerbaijanMauritaniaYemenMoroccoIraqNigerSomaliaMaldivesComorosJordanTurkeyAlgeriaPalestineSaudi ArabiaDjiboutiLibyaPakistanUzbekistanSenegalKuwaitGambiaEgyptTurkmenistanMaliSyriaKosovoBangladeshIndonesiaOmanKyrgyzstanGuineaTajikistanBahrain
According to Merriam Webster, Arab is "a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula" (a race of people). Muslim is "an adherent of Islam" (a religion).Muslims are of all races. Some are African, some are Caucasian, some are Arab, some are Indian, etc., etc. Anyone can convert to Islam regardless of race. As for countries where Islam is the official religion, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan are a few examples of Muslim countries that are non Arab.
As of year 2009, the three Arab-speaking countries are Egypt, (79 millions), Algeria (34 millions), and Morocco (32 millions).