In the Middle-East...
90% of Moslems carry a Holy Book.
10% of Moslems carry a Weapon. (currently known as Terrorists, but formerly known as the great Empires of Ottaman, Moor, Sala'din and more)
90% of Jews carry a Weapon (state of Israel)
10% of Jews carry a Holy Book.
90% of people in the Middle-East carry a Holy Book
and hence why it is the 'birth-place' of Religion.
10% of people in the Middle-East carry a Weapon
and hence why it is being 'ruled over' by one person in the name of Military.
...meanwhile in South America,
a lone Religious Man rules over his green Draconian Military sheep.