Geography

The Druze is a sect of Islam and small off shoot of the shi'ite community in the middle east, particularly in Lebanon, Syria, and Northern Israel, with a small percentage in Jordan.  Druze do not seek their own country, they go wherever they are taken. However once there, they are loyal to the country which allows them and now governs them.  They are known to be the the best warriors in their homeland because they are not afraid to die. Ninety percent of Druze are farmers who live in mountain villages Syria and Lebanon, who use the higher ground as a defense tactic.  Linguistically, the Druze blend with the Arabs who are their neighbors.  Outside of the Middle East, the last 10% of the Druze, reside in North and South America, and the smaller of these communities are located in Australia, West Africa, and Western Europe.