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Islam in Aceh

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “dominant religion in aceh and approximately 98”. Today it says “dominant religion in aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as muslim”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

Islam is the dominant religion in Aceh and over 98% from about 4 million population identify as Muslims.1 According to data from the 2005 census, religions' percentages in Aceh are 98.87% Islam, 0.87% Protestantism , 0.15% Buddhism , 0.09% Catholicism and 0.02% Hinduism . Islam in Aceh is Sunni with Shafi'i mazhab in Fiqh .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “dominant religion in aceh and approximately 98”. Today it says “dominant religion in aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as muslim”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

dominant religion in aceh and approximately 98

Now

dominant religion in aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as muslim

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