Which of these statements is true about the Shiite and Sunni ethnic groups in Iraq and Iran? Iran has both Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Shiites cover a wider land area than Sunnis in Iraq. In Iran, Sunnis are located mostly to the north of the country. Sunnis cover a wider land area than Shiites In Iran. Sunnis cover a wider land area for both countries.How has the political instability in Syria affected the country's demography? Most Syrians who fled their country have settled as refugees is mostly Southwest Asia and South Asia. The United States and the United Kingdom received very high numbers of Syrian refugees in 2016. Population growth rates are low due to the population loss, but Syria still maintains a positive growth rate. Syria's population growth rate has dropped to a negative value and most of those fleeing have settled in neighboring countries and Europe. Even though there has been a lot of population loss, Syria's extremely high birth rate has offset the population change so population growth rates are still high