TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blanchard,Christopher M.
TI  - Islam : : Sunnis and Shiites : analyst in middle eastern affairs / 
AV  - Pamphlet DS354.5. B536 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Congressional Research Service (CRS), 
KW  - Ethnology
KW  -  Afghanistan
KW  - Tribes
KW  -  History
KW  - Shiites
KW  -  Biography
KW  - Sunni
N1  - Cover title.
“January 28, 2009”.
“Congressional Research Service ; 7-5700, RS21745”—cover page.
“CRS report for congress ; prepared for members and committees of congress”—cover page

N2  - Summary: “The majority of the world’s Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, and approximately 10-15% of all Muslims follow the Shiite (Shi’ite, Shi’a, Shia) branch. Shiite populations constitute a majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Azerbaijan. There are also significant Shiite populations in…”—(summary page)
ER  -