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navigation, search Map showing ethnic and religious diversity
among the population of Iran.  According to the Iranian
government, around 90%[1] of Iranians associate themselves with
the Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion, and
about 9% with the Sunni and Sufi branches of Islam. The
remaining 0.9% associate themselves with non-Islamic religious
minorities, including Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Hindus, Yarsanis,
Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.[2] The latter three minority
religions are officially recognized and protected, and have
reserved seats in the Iran parliament. Zoroastrianism was once
the majority religion, though today Zoroastrians number only in
the tens of thousands.[3] Iran is home to the largest Jewish
community in Muslim World.[4][5] The Bahá'í Faith, Iran's
largest non-Muslim religious minority, is not officially
recognized, and has been persecuted during its existence in Ir