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CIA -- The World Factbook 2000 -- Religions
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Religions</font></b><br>(Country profile category: People)</td></TR></TABLE>
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<p><b>Afghanistan:</b>
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Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
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<p><b>Albania:</b>
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Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
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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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<p><b>Algeria:</b>
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
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<p><b>American Samoa:</b>
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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<p><b>Andorra:</b>
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Roman Catholic (predominant)
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<p><b>Angola:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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<p><b>Anguilla:</b>
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Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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<p><b>Antigua and Barbuda:</b>
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Anglican (predominant), other Protestant, some Roman Catholic
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<p><b>Argentina:</b>
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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<p><b>Armenia:</b>
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Armenian Orthodox 94%
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<p><b>Aruba:</b>
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Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
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<p><b>Australia:</b>
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Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%
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<p><b>Austria:</b>
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Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%
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<p><b>Azerbaijan:</b>
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
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<br><i>note:</i>
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religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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<p><b>Bahamas, The:</b>
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Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%
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<p><b>Bahrain:</b>
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Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%
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<p><b>Bangladesh:</b>
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Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2%
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<p><b>Barbados:</b>
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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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<p><b>Belarus:</b>
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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<p><b>Belgium:</b>
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Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
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<p><b>Belize:</b>
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Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)
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<p><b>Benin:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%
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<p><b>Bermuda:</b>
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non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19%
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<p><b>Bhutan:</b>
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Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
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<p><b>Bolivia:</b>
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Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
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<p><b>Bosnia and Herzegovina:</b>
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Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%
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<p><b>Botswana:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
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<p><b>Brazil:</b>
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Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
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<p><b>British Virgin Islands:</b>
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Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)
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<p><b>Brunei:</b>
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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<p><b>Bulgaria:</b>
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Bulgarian Orthodox 83.5%, Muslim 13%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Jewish 0.8%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1% (1998)
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<p><b>Burkina Faso:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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<p><b>Burma:</b>
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Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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<p><b>Burundi:</b>
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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<p><b>Cambodia:</b>
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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<p><b>Cameroon:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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<p><b>Canada:</b>
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Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
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<p><b>Cape Verde:</b>
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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<p><b>Cayman Islands:</b>
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United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant
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<p><b>Central African Republic:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%
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animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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<p><b>Chad:</b>
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Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%
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<p><b>Chile:</b>
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Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL
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<p><b>China:</b>
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian 1% (est.)
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officially atheist
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<p><b>Christmas Island:</b>
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Buddhist 55%, Christian 15%, Muslim 10%, other 20% (1991)
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<p><b>Cocos (Keeling) Islands:</b>
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Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.)
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<p><b>Colombia:</b>
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Roman Catholic 90%
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<p><b>Comoros:</b>
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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<p><b>Congo, Democratic Republic of the:</b>
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Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
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<p><b>Congo, Republic of the:</b>
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Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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<p><b>Cook Islands:</b>
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Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church)
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<p><b>Costa Rica:</b>
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Roman Catholic 85%, Evangelical Protestant, approximately 14%, other less than 1%
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<p><b>Cote d'Ivoire:</b>
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Muslim 60%, Christian 22%, indigenous 18% (some of these are also numbered among the Christians and Muslims)
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<p><b>Croatia:</b>
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Roman Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8% (1991)
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<p><b>Cuba:</b>
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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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<p><b>Cyprus:</b>
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Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
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<p><b>Czech Republic:</b>
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atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%, other 13.4%
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<p><b>Denmark:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran 97%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, other
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<p><b>Djibouti:</b>
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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<p><b>Dominica:</b>
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Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%
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<p><b>Dominican Republic:</b>
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Roman Catholic 95%
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<p><b>Ecuador:</b>
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Roman Catholic 95%
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<p><b>Egypt:</b>
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
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<p><b>El Salvador:</b>
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Roman Catholic 86%
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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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<p><b>Equatorial Guinea:</b>
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nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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<p><b>Eritrea:</b>
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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<p><b>Estonia:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
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<p><b>Ethiopia:</b>
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Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
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<p><b>Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):</b>
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primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
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<p><b>Faroe Islands:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran
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<p><b>Fiji:</b>
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Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
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Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)
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<p><b>Finland:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%
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<p><b>France:</b>
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Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
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<p><b>French Guiana:</b>
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Roman Catholic
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<p><b>French Polynesia:</b>
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%
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<p><b>Gabon:</b>
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Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist
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<p><b>Gambia, The:</b>
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Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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<p><b>Gaza Strip:</b>
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Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
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<p><b>Georgia:</b>
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Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
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<p><b>Germany:</b>
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Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, unaffiliated or other 26.3%
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<p><b>Ghana:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%
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<p><b>Gibraltar:</b>
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Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
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<p><b>Greece:</b>
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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<p><b>Greenland:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran
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<p><b>Grenada:</b>
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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<p><b>Guadeloupe:</b>
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Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
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<p><b>Guam:</b>
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Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
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<p><b>Guatemala:</b>
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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<p><b>Guernsey:</b>
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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<p><b>Guinea:</b>
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Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
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<p><b>Guinea-Bissau:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
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<p><b>Guyana:</b>
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Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8%
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<p><b>Haiti:</b>
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Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
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roughly one-half of the population also practices Voodoo
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<p><b>Holy See (Vatican City):</b>
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Roman Catholic
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<p><b>Honduras:</b>
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Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
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<p><b>Hong Kong:</b>
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eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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<p><b>Hungary:</b>
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheist and other 7.5%
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<p><b>Iceland:</b>
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Evangelical Lutheran 91%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, none (1997)
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<p><b>India:</b>
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Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jains 0.5%, other 0.4%
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<p><b>Indonesia:</b>
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Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
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<p><b>Iran:</b>
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Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
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<p><b>Iraq:</b>
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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<p><b>Ireland:</b>
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Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
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<p><b>Israel:</b>
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Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
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<p><b>Italy:</b>
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predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
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<p><b>Jamaica:</b>
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Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritual cults 34.7%
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<p><b>Japan:</b>
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observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
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<p><b>Jersey:</b>
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
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<p><b>Jordan:</b>
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Sunni Muslim 96%, Christian 4% (1997 est.)
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<p><b>Kazakhstan:</b>
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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<p><b>Kenya:</b>
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Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1%
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<p><b>Kiribati:</b>
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Roman Catholic 53%, Protestant (Congregational) 41%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Church of God, Mormon 6% (1985 est.)
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<p><b>Korea, North:</b>
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traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
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autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
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<p><b>Korea, South:</b>
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Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
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<p><b>Kuwait:</b>
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Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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<p><b>Kyrgyzstan:</b>
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Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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<p><b>Laos:</b>
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Buddhist 60% (in October 1999, the regime proposed a constitutional amendment making Buddhism the state religion; the National Assembly is expected to vote on the amendment sometime in 2000), animist and other 40%
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<p><b>Latvia:</b>
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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<p><b>Lebanon:</b>
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Muslim 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups - Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups - 4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
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<p><b>Lesotho:</b>
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Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
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<p><b>Liberia:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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<p><b>Libya:</b>
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Sunni Muslim 97%
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<p><b>Liechtenstein:</b>
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Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 7.4%, unknown 7.7%, other 4.9% (1996)
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<p><b>Lithuania:</b>
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Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
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<p><b>Luxembourg:</b>
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Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant and Jewish 3%
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<p><b>Macau:</b>
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
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<p><b>Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:</b>
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Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%
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<p><b>Madagascar:</b>
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indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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<p><b>Malawi:</b>
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Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs
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<p><b>Malaysia:</b>
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Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
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<p><b>Maldives:</b>
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Sunni Muslim
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<p><b>Mali:</b>
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Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
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<p><b>Malta:</b>
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Roman Catholic 91%
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<p><b>Man, Isle of:</b>
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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<p><b>Marshall Islands:</b>
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Christian (mostly Protestant)
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<p><b>Martinique:</b>
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Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
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<p><b>Mauritania:</b>
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<br>
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Muslim 100%
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<p><b>Mauritius:</b>
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<br>
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Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
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<p><b>Mayotte:</b>
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<br>
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Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
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<p><b>Mexico:</b>
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<br>
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nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
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<p><b>Micronesia, Federated States of:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%
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<p><b>Moldova:</b>
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<br>
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Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991)
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<p><b>Monaco:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic 90%
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<p><b>Mongolia:</b>
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<br>
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predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim 4%
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<br><i>note:</i>
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previously limited religious activity because of communist regime
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<p><b>Montserrat:</b>
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<br>
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Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
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<p><b>Morocco:</b>
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<br>
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Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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<p><b>Mozambique:</b>
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<br>
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
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<p><b>Namibia:</b>
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<br>
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Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
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<p><b>Nauru:</b>
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<br>
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Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
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<p><b>Nepal:</b>
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<br>
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Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)
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<br><i>note:</i>
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only official Hindu state in the world
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<p><b>Netherlands:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991)
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<p><b>Netherlands Antilles:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
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<p><b>New Caledonia:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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<p><b>New Zealand:</b>
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<br>
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Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
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<p><b>Nicaragua:</b>
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<br>
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
|
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<p><b>Niger:</b>
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<br>
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Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians
|
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<p><b>Nigeria:</b>
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<br>
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Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
|
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<p><b>Niue:</b>
|
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<br>
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Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 75%, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
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<p><b>Norfolk Island:</b>
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<br>
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Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
|
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<p><b>Northern Mariana Islands:</b>
|
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<br>
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Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
|
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<p><b>Norway:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
|
|
<p><b>Oman:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
|
|
<p><b>Pakistan:</b>
|
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<br>
|
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Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
|
|
<p><b>Palau:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
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Christian (Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
|
|
<p><b>Panama:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
|
<p><b>Papua New Guinea:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
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%
|
|
<p><b>Paraguay:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
|
|
<p><b>Peru:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%
|
|
<p><b>Philippines:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
|
|
<p><b>Pitcairn Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
|
|
<p><b>Poland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
|
|
<p><b>Portugal:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
|
|
<p><b>Puerto Rico:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
|
|
<p><b>Qatar:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 95%
|
|
<p><b>Reunion:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
|
|
<p><b>Romania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6% (of which 3% are Uniate), Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%
|
|
<p><b>Russia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
|
|
<p><b>Rwanda:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 1%, indigenous beliefs and other 25%
|
|
<p><b>Saint Helena:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
|
|
<p><b>Saint Kitts and Nevis:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
|
|
<p><b>Saint Lucia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%
|
|
<p><b>Saint Pierre and Miquelon:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 99%
|
|
<p><b>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Hindu, other Protestant
|
|
<p><b>Samoa:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
|
<p><b>San Marino:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic
|
|
<p><b>Sao Tome and Principe:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
|
<p><b>Saudi Arabia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 100%
|
|
<p><b>Senegal:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)
|
|
<p><b>Serbia and Montenegro:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
|
|
<p><b>Seychelles:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%
|
|
<p><b>Sierra Leone:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
|
|
<p><b>Singapore:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
|
|
<p><b>Slovakia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
|
|
<p><b>Slovenia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 70.8% (including Uniate 2%), Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%
|
|
<p><b>Solomon Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%
|
|
<p><b>Somalia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Sunni Muslim
|
|
<p><b>South Africa:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
|
|
<p><b>Spain:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
|
|
<p><b>Sri Lanka:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
|
|
<p><b>Sudan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
|
|
<p><b>Suriname:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
|
|
<p><b>Swaziland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian 60%, indigenous beliefs 40%
|
|
<p><b>Sweden:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist
|
|
<p><b>Switzerland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
|
|
<p><b>Syria:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
|
|
<p><b>Tajikistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
|
|
<p><b>Tanzania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
|
|
<p><b>Thailand:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
|
|
<p><b>Togo:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10%
|
|
<p><b>Tokelau:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
|
|
<p><b>Tonga:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
|
|
<p><b>Trinidad and Tobago:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
|
|
<p><b>Tunisia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
|
|
<p><b>Turkey:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)
|
|
<p><b>Turkmenistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
|
|
<p><b>Turks and Caicos Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Baptist 41.2%, Methodist 18.9%, Anglican 18.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7%, other 19.9% (1980)
|
|
<p><b>Tuvalu:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
|
|
<p><b>Uganda:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
|
|
<p><b>Ukraine:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
|
|
<p><b>United Arab Emirates:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
|
|
<p><b>United Kingdom:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Anglican 27 million, Roman Catholic 9 million, Muslim 1 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 400,000, Hindu 350,000, Jewish 300,000 (1991 est.)
|
|
<p><b>United States:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
|
|
<p><b>Uruguay:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, nonprofessing or other 30%
|
|
<p><b>Uzbekistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
|
|
<p><b>Vanuatu:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%
|
|
<p><b>Venezuela:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%
|
|
<p><b>Vietnam:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Protestant, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao
|
|
<p><b>Virgin Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
|
|
<p><b>Wallis and Futuna:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Roman Catholic 100%
|
|
<p><b>West Bank:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
|
|
<p><b>Western Sahara:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim
|
|
<p><b>Yemen:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
|
|
<p><b>Zambia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
|
|
<p><b>Zimbabwe:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
|
|
<p><b>Taiwan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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