According to the 2013 census, Islam is the majority faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina, making up 51% of the population with Sunni Muslims making up 38% and the rest are either Shia, follow other denominations, or do not identify with any denomination.[126] The Islam practiced in the country is unlike that of the Middle East.[127] At least until the civil war in the 1990s, it was common for Christian men to marry Muslim women without having to convert to Islam, although this is not possible in classic Islam.[127]