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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
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Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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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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Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
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Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10%
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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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Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
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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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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
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Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5% (2002 census)
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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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Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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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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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%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)
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<a href="../geos/bx.html" class="CountryLink">Brunei</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/bu.html" class="CountryLink">Bulgaria</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/uv.html" class="CountryLink">Burkina Faso</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/bm.html" class="CountryLink">Burma</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/by.html" class="CountryLink">Burundi</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cb.html" class="CountryLink">Cambodia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cm.html" class="CountryLink">Cameroon</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ca.html" class="CountryLink">Canada</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cv.html" class="CountryLink">Cape Verde</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cj.html" class="CountryLink">Cayman Islands</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ct.html" class="CountryLink">Central African Republic</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
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<br>
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<i>note:</i> animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cd.html" class="CountryLink">Chad</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ci.html" class="CountryLink">Chile</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ch.html" class="CountryLink">China</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
|
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<br>
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<i>note:</i> officially atheist (2002 est.)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/kt.html" class="CountryLink">Christmas Island</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
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Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ck.html" class="CountryLink">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a>
|
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</td>
|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/co.html" class="CountryLink">Colombia</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/cn.html" class="CountryLink">Comoros</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cg.html" class="CountryLink">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/cf.html" class="CountryLink">Congo, Republic of the</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/cw.html" class="CountryLink">Cook Islands</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/cs.html" class="CountryLink">Costa Rica</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/iv.html" class="CountryLink">Cote d'Ivoire</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>note:</i> the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/hr.html" class="CountryLink">Croatia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/cu.html" class="CountryLink">Cuba</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/cy.html" class="CountryLink">Cyprus</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ez.html" class="CountryLink">Czech Republic</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/da.html" class="CountryLink">Denmark</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/dj.html" class="CountryLink">Djibouti</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/do.html" class="CountryLink">Dominica</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/dr.html" class="CountryLink">Dominican Republic</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ec.html" class="CountryLink">Ecuador</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/eg.html" class="CountryLink">Egypt</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/es.html" class="CountryLink">El Salvador</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>note:</i> 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
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ek.html" class="CountryLink">Equatorial Guinea</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/er.html" class="CountryLink">Eritrea</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/en.html" class="CountryLink">Estonia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/et.html" class="CountryLink">Ethiopia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ee.html" class="CountryLink">European Union</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fk.html" class="CountryLink">Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fo.html" class="CountryLink">Faroe Islands</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Evangelical Lutheran
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fj.html" class="CountryLink">Fiji</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census)
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fi.html" class="CountryLink">Finland</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fr.html" class="CountryLink">France</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>overseas departments:</i> Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/fp.html" class="CountryLink">French Polynesia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/gb.html" class="CountryLink">Gabon</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<a href="../geos/ga.html" class="CountryLink">Gambia, The</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gz.html" class="CountryLink">Gaza Strip</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gg.html" class="CountryLink">Georgia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gm.html" class="CountryLink">Germany</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gh.html" class="CountryLink">Ghana</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gi.html" class="CountryLink">Gibraltar</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gr.html" class="CountryLink">Greece</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gl.html" class="CountryLink">Greenland</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Evangelical Lutheran
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gj.html" class="CountryLink">Grenada</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gq.html" class="CountryLink">Guam</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gt.html" class="CountryLink">Guatemala</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gk.html" class="CountryLink">Guernsey</a>
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</td>
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|
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<td class="Normal">
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gv.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea</a>
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</td>
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|
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/pu.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea-Bissau</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
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indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/gy.html" class="CountryLink">Guyana</a>
|
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</td>
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ha.html" class="CountryLink">Haiti</a>
|
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</td>
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|
|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
|
|
<br>
|
|
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|
<i>note:</i> roughly half of the population practices voodoo
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/vt.html" class="CountryLink">Holy See (Vatican City)</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic
|
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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ho.html" class="CountryLink">Honduras</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
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|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/hk.html" class="CountryLink">Hong Kong</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/hu.html" class="CountryLink">Hungary</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ic.html" class="CountryLink">Iceland</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/in.html" class="CountryLink">India</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/id.html" class="CountryLink">Indonesia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ir.html" class="CountryLink">Iran</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/iz.html" class="CountryLink">Iraq</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ei.html" class="CountryLink">Ireland</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/im.html" class="CountryLink">Isle of Man</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/is.html" class="CountryLink">Israel</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/it.html" class="CountryLink">Italy</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third regularly attend services), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/jm.html" class="CountryLink">Jamaica</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ja.html" class="CountryLink">Japan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/je.html" class="CountryLink">Jersey</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/jo.html" class="CountryLink">Jordan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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.)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
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|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/kz.html" class="CountryLink">Kazakhstan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ke.html" class="CountryLink">Kenya</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>note:</i> a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/kr.html" class="CountryLink">Kiribati</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/kn.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, North</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>note:</i> autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ks.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, South</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ku.html" class="CountryLink">Kuwait</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/kg.html" class="CountryLink">Kyrgyzstan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/la.html" class="CountryLink">Laos</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Buddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, Christian 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/lg.html" class="CountryLink">Latvia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/le.html" class="CountryLink">Lebanon</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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%
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<i>note:</i> 17 religious sects recognized
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/lt.html" class="CountryLink">Lesotho</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/li.html" class="CountryLink">Liberia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
|
|
</td>
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<a href="../geos/ly.html" class="CountryLink">Libya</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ls.html" class="CountryLink">Liechtenstein</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<a href="../geos/lh.html" class="CountryLink">Lithuania</a>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</td>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<a href="../geos/lu.html" class="CountryLink">Luxembourg</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mc.html" class="CountryLink">Macau</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mk.html" class="CountryLink">Macedonia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ma.html" class="CountryLink">Madagascar</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mi.html" class="CountryLink">Malawi</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/my.html" class="CountryLink">Malaysia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mv.html" class="CountryLink">Maldives</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Sunni Muslim
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ml.html" class="CountryLink">Mali</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mt.html" class="CountryLink">Malta</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 98%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rm.html" class="CountryLink">Marshall Islands</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mr.html" class="CountryLink">Mauritania</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 100%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mp.html" class="CountryLink">Mauritius</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mf.html" class="CountryLink">Mayotte</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mx.html" class="CountryLink">Mexico</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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|
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/fm.html" class="CountryLink">Micronesia, Federated States of</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
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|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/md.html" class="CountryLink">Moldova</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
|
|
</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mn.html" class="CountryLink">Monaco</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/mg.html" class="CountryLink">Mongolia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/mj.html" class="CountryLink">Montenegro</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/mh.html" class="CountryLink">Montserrat</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/mo.html" class="CountryLink">Morocco</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/mz.html" class="CountryLink">Mozambique</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/wa.html" class="CountryLink">Namibia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
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|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/nr.html" class="CountryLink">Nauru</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/np.html" class="CountryLink">Nepal</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
|
|
<br>
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|
|
<i>note:</i> only official Hindu state in the world
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/nl.html" class="CountryLink">Netherlands</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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|
<a href="../geos/nt.html" class="CountryLink">Netherlands Antilles</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
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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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/nc.html" class="CountryLink">New Caledonia</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/nz.html" class="CountryLink">New Zealand</a>
|
|
</td>
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|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/nu.html" class="CountryLink">Nicaragua</a>
|
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</td>
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|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ng.html" class="CountryLink">Niger</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
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Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ni.html" class="CountryLink">Nigeria</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
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Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
|
|
</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ne.html" class="CountryLink">Niue</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/nf.html" class="CountryLink">Norfolk Island</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/cq.html" class="CountryLink">Northern Mariana Islands</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/no.html" class="CountryLink">Norway</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/mu.html" class="CountryLink">Oman</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
|
|
</td>
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|
</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/pk.html" class="CountryLink">Pakistan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ps.html" class="CountryLink">Palau</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/pm.html" class="CountryLink">Panama</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/pp.html" class="CountryLink">Papua New Guinea</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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%
|
|
</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/pa.html" class="CountryLink">Paraguay</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/pe.html" class="CountryLink">Peru</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
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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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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rp.html" class="CountryLink">Philippines</a>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/pc.html" class="CountryLink">Pitcairn Islands</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/pl.html" class="CountryLink">Poland</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/po.html" class="CountryLink">Portugal</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rq.html" class="CountryLink">Puerto Rico</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/qa.html" class="CountryLink">Qatar</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ro.html" class="CountryLink">Romania</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rs.html" class="CountryLink">Russia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
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<br>
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<i>note:</i> 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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rw.html" class="CountryLink">Rwanda</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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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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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/tb.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Barthelemy</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/sh.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Helena</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/sc.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/st.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Lucia</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/rn.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Martin</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/sb.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/vc.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ws.html" class="CountryLink">Samoa</a>
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
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Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/sm.html" class="CountryLink">San Marino</a>
|
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</td>
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/tp.html" class="CountryLink">Sao Tome and Principe</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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|
<a href="../geos/sa.html" class="CountryLink">Saudi Arabia</a>
|
|
</td>
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|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 100%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sg.html" class="CountryLink">Senegal</a>
|
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</td>
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/rb.html" class="CountryLink">Serbia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/se.html" class="CountryLink">Seychelles</a>
|
|
</td>
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|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sl.html" class="CountryLink">Sierra Leone</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sn.html" class="CountryLink">Singapore</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
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</tr>
|
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/lo.html" class="CountryLink">Slovakia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
|
|
</td>
|
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</tr>
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|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/si.html" class="CountryLink">Slovenia</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/bp.html" class="CountryLink">Solomon Islands</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
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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</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/so.html" class="CountryLink">Somalia</a>
|
|
</td>
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|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sf.html" class="CountryLink">South Africa</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
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</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sp.html" class="CountryLink">Spain</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ce.html" class="CountryLink">Sri Lanka</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
|
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</td>
|
|
</tr>
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/su.html" class="CountryLink">Sudan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/ns.html" class="CountryLink">Suriname</a>
|
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</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
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Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/wz.html" class="CountryLink">Swaziland</a>
|
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</td>
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
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Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/sw.html" class="CountryLink">Sweden</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
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Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sz.html" class="CountryLink">Switzerland</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
|
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/sy.html" class="CountryLink">Syria</a>
|
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</td>
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
|
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/tw.html" class="CountryLink">Taiwan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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<td valign=top>
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<a href="../geos/ti.html" class="CountryLink">Tajikistan</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/tz.html" class="CountryLink">Tanzania</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
|
|
</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/th.html" class="CountryLink">Thailand</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
|
|
|
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/tt.html" class="CountryLink">Timor-Leste</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
|
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
|
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|
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<td valign=top>
|
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<a href="../geos/to.html" class="CountryLink">Togo</a>
|
|
</td>
|
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|
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|
|
<td class="Normal">
|
|
Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
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|
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
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<td valign=top>
|
|
<a href="../geos/tl.html" class="CountryLink">Tokelau</a>
|
|
</td>
|
|
|
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|
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<td class="Normal">
|
|
Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
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<br>
|
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<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
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Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
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Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
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Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
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Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv 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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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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Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
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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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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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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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<a href="../geos/ve.html" class="CountryLink">Venezuela</a>
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nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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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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<a href="../geos/vq.html" class="CountryLink">Virgin Islands</a>
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Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
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<a href="../geos/wf.html" class="CountryLink">Wallis and Futuna</a>
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Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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<a href="../geos/wi.html" class="CountryLink">Western Sahara</a>
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Muslim
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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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<a href="../geos/ym.html" class="CountryLink">Yemen</a>
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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<a href="../geos/za.html" class="CountryLink">Zambia</a>
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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<a href="../geos/zi.html" class="CountryLink">Zimbabwe</a>
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syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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<p class="LastUpdate"> This page was last updated on 13 December, 2007</p><br>
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