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Hearts, Minds, and Dollars

In an Unseen Front in the War on Terrorism, America is Spending Millions...To Change the Very Face of Islam

By David E. Kaplan
Posted 4/17/05
Page 12 of 12

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_ APRIL 2002 JUNE 2004

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

Jordan

Lebanon

United Arab Emirates

Egypt

0

20

40

60

80

100 pct.

Sources: National Endowment for Democracy; U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of State; 2005 World Almanac; Zogby International; International Population Center, Department of Geography, San Diego State University; USN&WR reporting; Graphic by Stephen Rountree-- USN&WR

MUSLIMS WITHIN COUNTRY POPULATIONS

In millions

An estimated 1.2 billion Muslims live worldwide, about one fifth of the world's population, spread largely through the Middle East, Asia and North Africa.

Total population Muslims

INDIA 1.07 billion 127.8 million

_ INDONESIA 238.5 million 209.8 million

PAKISTAN 159.2 154.4

_ BANGLADESH 141.3 117.3

NIGERIA 137.3 68.6

EGYPT _ 76.1 71.6

TURKEY 68.9 68.8

IRAN 67.5 66.8

UNITED KINGDOM 60.3 1.8

MOROCCO 32.2 _ 31.9

ALGERIA 32.1 31.8

AFGHANISTAN 28.5_ 28.5

UZBEKISTAN 26.4 23.2

UGANDA 26.4 _ 4.2

SAUDI ARABIA 25.8 25.8

IRAQ 25.4 25.4

YEMEN 20.0 20.0

SYRIA 18.0 16.2

_ MADAGASCAR 17.5 1.2

MALI 12.0 _ 10.8

NIGER 11.4 9.1

BULGARIA 7.5 .9

BENIN _ 7.3 1.5

JORDAN 5.6 5.2

KIRGIZSTAN 5.1 3.8

TURKMENISTAN 4.9 4.3

CYPRUS _ .78 .13

Sources: National Endowment for Democracy; U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of State; 2005 World Almanac; Zogby International; International Population Center, Department of Geography, San Diego State University; USN&WR reporting; Graphic by Stephen Rountree-- USN&WR

U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SPENDING

Total 2005 budget: $1.26 billion

[chart] In millions of dollars

$356 Educational and cultural exchanges (SD)

$316 Public information and other programs (SD)

$234 Administration, engineering, other (BBG)

$158 Voice of America (BBG)

$75 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (BBG)

$69 Middle East broadcasting (BBG)

$56 Asia and Cuba broadcasting (BBG)

SD - State Department

BBG - Broadcasting Board of Governors

Sources: National Endowment for Democracy; U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of State; 2005 World Almanac; Zogby International; International Population Center, Department of Geography, San Diego State University; USN&WR reporting; Graphic by Stephen Rountree-- USN&WR

With Aamir Latif, Kevin Whitelaw and Julian E. Barnes

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