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Country
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Religions (%)
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Afghanistan
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
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Albania
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Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
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Algeria
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
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American Samoa
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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Andorra
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Roman Catholic (predominant)
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Angola
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Anguilla
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Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 Census)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)
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Argentina
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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Armenia
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Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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Aruba
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Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
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Australia
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Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
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Austria
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Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
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Azerbaijan
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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Bahamas, The
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Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
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Bahrain
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Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
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Bangladesh
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Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
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Barbados
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Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
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Belarus
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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Belgium
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Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
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Belize
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Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
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Benin
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
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Bermuda
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Anglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African Methodist Episcopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%, unspecified 1%, none 14% (2000 census)
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Bhutan
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Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
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Bolivia
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Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
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Botswana
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Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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Brazil
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Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
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British Virgin Islands
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Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991)
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Brunei
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Bulgaria
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Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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Burkina Faso
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Burma
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Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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Burundi
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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Cambodia
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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Cameroon
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Canada
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Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
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Cape Verde
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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Cayman Islands
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United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Central African Republic
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indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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Chad
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Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
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Chile
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Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
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China
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
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Christmas Island
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Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
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Colombia
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Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
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Comoros
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
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Congo, Republic of the
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Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)
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Costa Rica
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Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
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Croatia
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Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
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Cuba
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nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
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Cyprus
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Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
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Czech Republic
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Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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Denmark
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
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Djibouti
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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Dominica
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Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), other 6%, none 2%
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Dominican Republic
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Roman Catholic 95%
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East Timor
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Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
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Ecuador
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Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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Egypt
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
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El Salvador
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Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea
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nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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Eritrea
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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Estonia
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Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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Ethiopia
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Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
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European Union
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
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Faroe Islands
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Evangelical Lutheran
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Fiji
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Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority
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Finland
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Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
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France
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Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
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French Guiana
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Roman Catholic
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French Polynesia
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
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Gabon
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Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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Gambia, The
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Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Gaza Strip
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Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
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Georgia
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Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
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Germany
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Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
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Ghana
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Christian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21%
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Gibraltar
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Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
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Greece
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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Greenland
|
Evangelical Lutheran
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Grenada
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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Guadeloupe
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Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
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Guam
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Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
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Guatemala
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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Guernsey
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
|
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Guinea
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Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
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Guinea-Bissau
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
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Guyana
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Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
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Haiti
|
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
note: roughly half of the population practices Voodoo
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Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Roman Catholic
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Honduras
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Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
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Hong Kong
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eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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Hungary
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Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
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Iceland
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Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004)
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India
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Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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Indonesia
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Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
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Iran
|
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2%
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Iraq
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Ireland
|
Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
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Isle of Man
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
|
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Israel
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Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003)
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Italy
|
approximately 90% Roman Catholic (about one-third regularly attend services); mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
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Jamaica
|
Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Baptist 8.8%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 5.5%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Brethren 1.1%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other including some spiritual cults 34.7%
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Japan
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observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
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Jersey
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
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Jordan
|
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
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Kazakhstan
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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Kenya
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Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
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Kiribati
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Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God (1999)
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Korea, North
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traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
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Korea, South
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no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1%
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Kuwait
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Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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Kyrgyzstan
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Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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Laos
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Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
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Latvia
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
|
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Lebanon
|
Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
note: 17 religious sects recognized
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Lesotho
|
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
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Liberia
|
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Libya
|
Sunni Muslim 97%
|
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Liechtenstein
|
Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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Lithuania
|
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
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Luxembourg
|
87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims (2000)
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Macau
|
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
|
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Macedonia
|
Macedonian Orthodox 32.4%, other Christian 0.2%, Muslim 16.9%, other and unspecified 50.5% (2002 census)
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Madagascar
|
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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Malawi
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Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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Malaysia
|
Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
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|
Maldives
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Sunni Muslim
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Mali
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Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
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Malta
|
Roman Catholic 98%
|
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Marshall Islands
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Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
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Martinique
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
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Mauritania
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Muslim 100%
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Mauritius
|
Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
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Mayotte
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Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
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Mexico
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nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
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Moldova
|
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
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Monaco
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Roman Catholic 90%
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Mongolia
|
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4% (2004)
|
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Montserrat
|
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
|
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Morocco
|
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
|
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Mozambique
|
Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
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|
Namibia
|
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
|
|
Nauru
|
Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
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Nepal
|
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
note: only official Hindu state in the world
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Netherlands
|
Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
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Netherlands Antilles
|
Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
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New Caledonia
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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New Zealand
|
Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
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Nicaragua
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Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)
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Niger
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Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
|
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Nigeria
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Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
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|
Niue
|
Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
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Norfolk Island
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Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
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Norway
|
Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
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Oman
|
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
|
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Pakistan
|
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
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Palau
|
Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other religion 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
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Panama
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
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Papua New Guinea
|
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
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Paraguay
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Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant 10%
|
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Peru
|
Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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Philippines
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Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
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Pitcairn Islands
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Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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Poland
|
Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
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Portugal
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Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
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Puerto Rico
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
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Qatar
|
Muslim 95%
|
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Reunion
|
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
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Romania
|
Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
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Russia
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Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
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Rwanda
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Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
|
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Saint Helena
|
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Roman Catholic 99%
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
|
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Samoa
|
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, other Christian 4.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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San Marino
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Roman Catholic
|
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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|
Saudi Arabia
|
Muslim 100%
|
|
Senegal
|
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
|
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
|
|
Seychelles
|
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
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Sierra Leone
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Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
|
|
Singapore
|
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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|
Slovakia
|
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
|
|
Slovenia
|
Catholic 57.8%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 2.4%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
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|
Solomon Islands
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Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
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Somalia
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Sunni Muslim
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South Africa
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Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
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Spain
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Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
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Sri Lanka
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Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
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Sudan
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Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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Suriname
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Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
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Swaziland
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Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%
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Sweden
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Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist
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Switzerland
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Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
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Syria
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Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
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Taiwan
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mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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Tajikistan
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Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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Tanzania
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mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
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Thailand
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Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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Togo
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indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%
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Tokelau
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Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
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Tonga
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Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
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Tunisia
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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Turkey
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Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
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Turkmenistan
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
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Tuvalu
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Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
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Uganda
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Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
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Ukraine
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Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)
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United Arab Emirates
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Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
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United Kingdom
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Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
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United States
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Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
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Uruguay
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Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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Uzbekistan
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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Vanuatu
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Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
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Venezuela
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nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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Vietnam
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Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
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Virgin Islands
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Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
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Wallis and Futuna
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Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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West Bank
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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Western Sahara
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Muslim
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World
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Christians 33.03% (of which Roman Catholics 17.33%, Protestants 5.8%, Orthodox 3.42%, Anglicans 1.23%), Muslims 20.12%, Hindus 13.34%, Buddhists 5.89%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, other religions 12.61%, non-religious 12.03%, atheists 2.36% (2004 est.)
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Yemen
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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Zambia
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Zimbabwe
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syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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This page was last updated on 16 May, 2006
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