NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Regional Human Geography: I Geography Notes on Ethinc Groups, Languages and Religious Affiliations of Countries Starting with I
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INDONESIA | Ethnic groups Javanese 45 percent Sundanese 14 percent Madurese 8 percent Coastal Malay 7 percent Other (350 distinct ethnic groups) 26 percent. | Languages Bahasa Indonesia (modified form of Malay; official) , English, Dutch, Sundanese, Arabic, Chinese, and local dialects, especially Javanese (about 300 languages and dialects are spoken) . | Religious affiliations Muslim 87 percent Protestant 6 percent Roman Catholic 3 percent Hindu 2 percent Buddhist 1 percent Other 1 percent. |
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IRAN | Ethnic groups Persian 60 percent Azerbaijani and other Turkic 25 percent Kurdish 7 percent Lur 2 percent Baluchi, Turkmen, and other 6 percent. | Languages Persian (Farsi) and Persian dialects 58 percent Turkic and Turkic dialects 26 percent Kurdish 9 percent Lluri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkmen, and other 7 percent. | Religious affiliations Shiite Muslim 93 percent Sunni Muslim 6 percent Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha i 1 percent. |
IRAQ | Ethnic groups Arab 7580 percent Kurds 1520 percent Turkmen, Assyrian, Jews, and other 5 percent. | Languages Arabic (official) , Kurdish (in Kurd occupied areas) , Assyrian, Armenian. | Religious affiliations Muslim 96 percent Shia 6065 percent Sunni 3136 percent Christian 3 percent Other 1 percent. |
IRELAND | Ethnic groups Celtic, English | Languages Irish (Gaelic) is spoken mainly in areas along the western seaboard. English is the language generally used. Both Irish and English are official languages. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 85 percent Church of Ireland (Anglican) 4 percent Protestant 1 percent Nonreligious 3 percent Other 7 percent. |
ISRAEL | Ethnic groups Jewish (Israelbom 62 percent, Europe⟋Americas⟋Oceara born 26 percent, Africabora 7 percent, Asiaborn 5 percent) 82 percent Non Jewish (mostly Arab) 18 percent. | Languages Hebrew (official) , Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English | Religious affiliations Jewish 77 percent Muslim (mostly Sunni Muslim) 12 percent Christian 5 percent Nonreligious 4 percent Other (including Druze, Bahai) 2 percent. |
ITALY | Ethnic groups Italian (includes small clusters of German, French, and Slovene Italians in the north and Albanian and Greek Italians in the south) , Sicilian, Sardinian. | Languages Italian (official) , German, French, Slovenian, Ladin, regional Italian dialects. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 98 percent Other 2 percent. |