Germany converted its Muslims.

According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany, there are 4.3 million Muslims. The figure was higher than anticipated: previously it was thought that in Germany live up to 3.5 million Muslims, said Die Welt.

The Muslims, therefore, amount to 5.2 per cent of the population of Germany. In doing so, 45 percent have German citizenship, while 55 per cent - the citizenship of other countries.

The vast majority - 2.5 million, or 63.2 percent - came to the country of Turkey. The second largest group representing Muslim immigrants from South and Eastern Europe (13.6 percent).

Another 8 percent of Muslims living in Germany come from the Middle East and 7 per cent - from North Africa. 98 percent of all Muslims live in the old federal states, "prior to unification in 1990 were part of Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia is one third Muslim.

75 percent of German Muslims are Sunnis, 7 percent - Shia. An additional 13 percent identify themselves to alavitam. About one-third consider themselves "very religious" and another 50 percent say that are "more faithful".

The strong religiosity expressed from people from Turkey and North Africa. With the exception coming from Central Asia and Iran, the majority of German Muslims have religious requirements for food and adhere to the post. This is particularly true for Sunnis.

Wearing of headscarves by Muslim women's most common among the representatives of the first generation of migrants - a scarf is a one in four. The second generation of women in the scarf is 17 percent.

About 10 percent of Muslim students attending German schools do not participate in physical education lessons, which involved both boys and girls. Three of the four Muslims residing in Germany were in favor of introducing the country's Islamic religious court.