Countries that follow Saudi (or Ummul-Qura Calendar)
  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Armenia
  5. Austria
  6. Azerbaijan
  7. Bahrain
  8. Belgium
  9. Bolivia
  10. Bulgaria
  11. Chechnia
  12. Denmark
  13. Finland
  14. Georgia
  15. Hungary
  16. Iceland
  17. Iraq (Sunnis Follow Saudi)
  18. Italy
  19. Jordan
  20. Kazakhstan
  21. Kuwait
  22. Kyrgizstan
  23. Lebanon
  24. Mauritania
  25. Norway
  26. Palestine
  27. Philippines
  28. Qatar
  29. Romania
  30. Russia
  31. Saudi Arabia (Official Announcement)
  32. Spain
  33. Sudan
  34. Sweden
  35. Switzerland
  36. Syria
  37. Taiwan
  38. Tajikistan
  39. Tatarstan
  40. Turkmenistan
  41. U.A.E.
  42. Uzbekistan
    Calculations:
    Countries that follow some kind of Calculations
  1. Algeria
  2. Canada - Some follow FCNA/ISNA Some follow local sighting - Some follow Global Sighting
  3. China (Majority Follow MeccaCalendar.org)
  4. Egypt - Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset
  5. France (UOIF - Union des Organizations Islamiques de France [Union of the Islamic Organizations of France])
  6. Ireland (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somewhere on the globe)
  7. Libya (Moon must be born before Fajr in Libya)
  8. Luxembourg follows ECFR Criteria
  9. Maldives - Official announcement from Ministry of Islamic Affairs
  10. Poland (Calculations)
  11. Thailand (Calculations)
  12. USA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America. For Eid-al-Adha, follow Saudi (Some Follow Local Sighting)

    Calculations:
    Countries that follow Turkey Calculations

  13. Turkey - The latest Turkey Conference for Determining the beginnings of Lunar Months held in Istanbul, on 28-30 May 2016.
  14. Angola
  15. Bosnia and Hercegovina
  16. Croatia
  17. Kosovo
  18. Macedonia
  19. Montenegro
  20. Serbia
  21. Slovania
  22. Tunisia
    Countries that follow Global Sighting, if not seen in their country
  1. Bermuda - News from other countries
  2. New Zealand - News from Australia if not seen in New Zealand
  3. Suriname - News from Guyana if not seen in Suriname
  4. UK - News from countries east of UK (e.g., Morocco, South Africa) (Some Follow Saudi) [Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London]
    Countries that follow Local Sighting
  1. Australia
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Barbados
  4. Brunei
  5. Chile
  6. Fiji Islands
  7. Guyana
  8. India
  9. Indonesia
  10. Iran
  11. Kenya
  12. Madagascer
  13. Malawi
  14. Malaysia
  15. Mauritius
  16. Morocco
  17. Mozambique
  18. Namibia
  19. Niger
  20. Oman
  21. Pakistan
  22. Panama
  23. South Africa
  24. Sri Lanka
  25. Tanzania
  26. Trinidad & Tobago
  27. Yemen
  28. Zambia
  29. Zimbabwe
    No specific criterion! Decision varies year by year
  1. Nigeria
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