Yeah, but 15% is still approx. 150,000,000 people!
Over 800 million Indians (80.5%) are Hindu. Other religious groups include Muslims (13.4%), Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.9%), Buddhists (0.8%), Jains (0.4%), Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís and others.
The demographics above was taken from Wikipedia. I think it is safe to say that India is a Hindu nation. No contest here, 13.4% Muslim to 80% Hindu is a HUGE difference.
Now here is the Demographics of Israel from Wikipedia...
"Making up 16.2% of the population, Muslims constitute Israel's largest religious minority. Israeli Arabs, who comprise 19.8% of the population, contribute significantly to that figure as over four fifths (82.6%) of them are Muslim. Of the remaining Israeli Arabs, 8.8% are Christian and 8.4% are Druze.[192] Members of many other religious groups, including Buddhists and Hindus, maintain a presence in Israel, albeit in small numbers."
Per capita Israel holds a higher percentage of Muslims than India. Just as I have been saying all along, although Israel is associated as a Jewish state, many cultures and religions reside there.
So back to the main point, the reason that Israel didn't get put into the game is not because Israel is primarily a Jewish nation, because if that were the logic then India should also be omitted from the game also for being primarily Hindu.
Surdanis:
The doubt I'm talking about is perhaps Sid Maier has something against the Hebrew people and Israel. Or perhaps he thinks that including Israel would spark tension, I really can't say. It doesn't make any sense.
Great mod!
