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If Arzalism and its adherents are broadly defined, Arzalism likely has the third largest religious following in the world, behind only Christianity and Islam. However, unlike these {{wp|world religions}}, the prevalence of Arzalism is virtually exclusive to a single region, central North Crona, and heavily concentrated in a single country within that region. | If Arzalism and its adherents are broadly defined, Arzalism likely has the third largest religious following in the world, behind only Christianity and Islam. However, unlike these {{wp|world religions}}, the prevalence of Arzalism is virtually exclusive to a single region, central North Crona, and heavily concentrated in a single country within that region. | ||
Comprehensively describing and measuring adherence to the various facets of Arzali belief and practice in Varshan is not possible at the present time. Because all other religions are banned and no non-Arzali religious institutions function in the country, the state does not collect statistics on religious identity. Varshan's largely {{wp|closed society}}, state repression, and very limited penetration of telecommunications technology constrain the reach of open-source monitoring and prevent covert surveys from reaching a representative sample. Instead, scholars must rely on analysis of (often unreliable or incomplete) early modern sources, accounts from Varshani refugees and expatriates, and studies of Arzalist minority communities outside Varshan. | Comprehensively describing and measuring adherence to the various facets of Arzali belief and practice in Varshan is not possible at the present time. Because all other religions are banned and no non-Arzali religious institutions function in the country, the state does not collect statistics on religious identity. Varshan's largely {{wp|closed society}}, state repression, and very limited penetration of telecommunications technology into the general population constrain the reach of open-source monitoring and prevent covert surveys from reaching a representative sample. Instead, scholars must rely on analysis of (often unreliable or incomplete) early modern sources, accounts from Varshani refugees and expatriates, and studies of Arzalist minority communities outside Varshan. | ||
===Outside Varshan=== | ===Outside Varshan=== | ||