Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Costa Rica. Without an official number by any state entity, it is considered that the number of Muslims in Costa Rica could be between 1000 and 1500 people, mostly immigrants from Algeria, India, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt , Somalia, Pakistan, Palestine and Syria. This number includes Muslims who have emigrated to Costa Rican territory as well as those Costa Ricans who have embraced the Islamic faith through conversion, whose number is estimated at 100. It is also unknown with The number of Muslims corresponding to the Sunni and Shia factions is accurate, although it is generally considered that the Sunnis are the majority.