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Religions of the World
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This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percentage of total population.
For details of the core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions,
click on this URL:
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Afghanistan: |
Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
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Albania: |
Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note:
all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
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Algeria: |
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
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American Samoa: |
Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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Andorra: |
Roman Catholic (predominant)
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Angola: |
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Anguilla: |
Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
Anglican (predominant), other Protestant, some Roman Catholic
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Argentina: |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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Armenia: |
Armenian Orthodox 94%
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Aruba: |
Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
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Australia: |
Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%
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Austria: |
Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%
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Azerbaijan: |
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note:
religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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Bahamas, The: |
Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%
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Bahrain: |
Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
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Bangladesh: |
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
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Barbados: |
Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
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Belarus: |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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Belgium: |
Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
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Belize: |
Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)
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Benin: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
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Bermuda: |
non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19%
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Bhutan: |
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
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Bolivia: |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%
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Botswana: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
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Brazil: |
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
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British Virgin Islands: |
Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)
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Brunei: |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Bulgaria: |
Bulgarian Orthodox 83.5%, Muslim 13%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1% (1998)
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Burkina Faso: |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Burma: |
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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Burundi: |
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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Cambodia: |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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Cameroon: |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Canada: |
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
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Cape Verde: |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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Cayman Islands: |
United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant
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Central African Republic: |
indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%
note:
animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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Chad: |
Muslim 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs (mostly animism) 25%
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Chile: |
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
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China: |
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian 1% (est.)
note:
officially atheist
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Christmas Island: |
Buddhist 55%, Christian 15%, Muslim 10%, other 20% (1991)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands: |
Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.)
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Colombia: |
Roman Catholic 90%
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Comoros: |
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
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Congo, Republic of the: |
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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Cook Islands: |
Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church)
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Costa Rica: |
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
Christian 34%, Muslim 27%, no religion 21%, animist 15%, other 3% (1998)
note:
the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
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Croatia: |
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8% (1991)
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Cuba: |
nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
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Cyprus: |
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
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Czech Republic: |
atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%, other 13.4%
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Denmark: |
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslims 2%
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Djibouti: |
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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Dominica: |
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%
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Dominican Republic: |
Roman Catholic 95%
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Ecuador: |
Roman Catholic 95%
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Egypt: |
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
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El Salvador: |
Roman Catholic 86%
note:
there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea: |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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Eritrea: |
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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Estonia: |
Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
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Ethiopia: |
Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
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Faroe Islands: |
Evangelical Lutheran
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Fiji: |
Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
note:
Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)
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Finland: |
Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%
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France: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers) 3%, unaffiliated 4%
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French Guiana: |
Roman Catholic
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French Polynesia: |
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%
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Gabon: |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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Gambia, The: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Gaza Strip: |
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
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Georgia: |
Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
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Germany: |
Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, unaffiliated or other 26.3%
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Ghana: |
indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%
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Gibraltar: |
Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
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Greece: |
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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Greenland: |
Evangelical Lutheran
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Grenada: |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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Guadeloupe: |
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
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Guam: |
Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
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Guatemala: |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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Guernsey: |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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Guinea: |
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
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Guinea-Bissau: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
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Guyana: |
Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8%
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Haiti: |
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
note:
roughly one-half of the population also practices Voodoo
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Holy See (Vatican City): |
Roman Catholic
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Honduras: |
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
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Hong Kong: |
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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Hungary: |
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheist and other 7.5%
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Iceland: |
Evangelical Lutheran 93%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, none (1997)
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India: |
Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
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Indonesia: |
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
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Iran: |
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
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Iraq: |
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Ireland: |
Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
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Israel: |
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
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Italy: |
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
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Jamaica: |
Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritual cults 34.7%
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Japan: |
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
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Jersey: |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
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Jordan: |
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2000 est.)
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Kazakhstan: |
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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Kenya: |
Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1%
note:
a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
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Kiribati: |
Roman Catholic 54%, Protestant (Congregational) 30%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1996)
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Korea, North: |
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note:
autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
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Korea, South: |
Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
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Kuwait: |
Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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Kyrgyzstan: |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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Laos: |
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
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Latvia: |
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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Lebanon: |
Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
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Lesotho: |
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
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Liberia: |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Libya: |
Sunni Muslim 97%
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Liechtenstein: |
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 7.4%, unknown 7.7%, other 4.9% (1996)
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Lithuania: |
Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
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Luxembourg: |
the greatest preponderance of the population is Roman Catholic with a very few Protestants, Jews, and Muslims
note:
1979 legislation forbids the collection of religious statistics
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Macau: |
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%
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Madagascar: |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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Malawi: |
Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs
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Malaysia: |
Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
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Maldives: |
Sunni Muslim
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Mali: |
Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
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Malta: |
Roman Catholic 91%
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Man, Isle of: |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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Marshall Islands: |
Christian (mostly Protestant)
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Martinique: |
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
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Mauritania: |
Muslim 100%
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Mauritius: |
Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
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Mayotte: |
Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
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Mexico: |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%
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Moldova: |
Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991)
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Monaco: |
Roman Catholic 90%
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Mongolia: |
Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
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Montserrat: |
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
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Morocco: |
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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Mozambique: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
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Namibia: |
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
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Nauru: |
Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
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Nepal: |
Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%
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only official Hindu state in the world (1995)
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Netherlands: |
Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)
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Netherlands Antilles: |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
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New Caledonia: |
Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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New Zealand: |
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
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Nicaragua: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
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Niger: |
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians
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Nigeria: |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
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Niue: |
Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 75%, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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Norfolk Island: |
Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
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Northern Mariana Islands: |
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
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Norway: |
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
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Oman: |
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
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Pakistan: |
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
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Palau: |
Christian (Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
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Panama: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
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Papua New Guinea: |
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
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Paraguay: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
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Peru: |
Roman Catholic 90%
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Philippines: |
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
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Pitcairn Islands: |
Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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Poland: |
Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
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Portugal: |
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
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Puerto Rico: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
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Qatar: |
Muslim 95%
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Reunion: |
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
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Romania: |
Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 3%, Uniate Catholic 3%, Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%
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Russia: |
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
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Rwanda: |
Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 24%, Adventist 10.4%, Muslim 1.9%, indigenous beliefs and other 6.5%, none 4.5% (1996)
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Saint Helena: |
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Saint Lucia: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
Roman Catholic 99%
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Hindu, other Protestant
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Samoa: |
Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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San Marino: |
Roman Catholic
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Sao Tome and Principe: |
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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Saudi Arabia: |
Muslim 100%
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Senegal: |
Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)
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Seychelles: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%
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Sierra Leone: |
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
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Singapore: |
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
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Slovakia: |
Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
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Slovenia: |
Roman Catholic 68.8%, Uniate Catholic 2%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%
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Solomon Islands: |
Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%
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Somalia: |
Sunni Muslim
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South Africa: |
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
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Spain: |
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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Sri Lanka: |
Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
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Sudan: |
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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Suriname: |
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
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Swaziland: |
Protestant 55%, Muslim 10%, Roman Catholic 5%, indigenous beliefs 30%
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Sweden: |
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist
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Switzerland: |
Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
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Syria: |
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
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Tajikistan: |
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
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Tanzania: |
mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
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Thailand: |
Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
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Togo: |
indigenous beliefs 59%, Christian 29%, Muslim 12%
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Tokelau: |
Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
note:
on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
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Tonga: |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
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Tunisia: |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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Turkey: |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)
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Turkmenistan: |
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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Turks and Caicos Islands: |
Baptist 41.2%, Methodist 18.9%, Anglican 18.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7%, other 19.9% (1980)
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Tuvalu: |
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
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Uganda: |
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
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Ukraine: |
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
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United Arab Emirates: |
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
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United Kingdom: |
Anglican 27 million, Roman Catholic 9 million, Muslim 1 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 400,000, Hindu 350,000, Jewish 300,000 (1991 est.)
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United States: |
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
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Uruguay: |
Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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Uzbekistan: |
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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Vanuatu: |
Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%
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Venezuela: |
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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Vietnam: |
Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
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Virgin Islands: |
Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
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Wallis and Futuna: |
Roman Catholic 100%
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West Bank: |
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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Western Sahara: |
Muslim
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Yemen: |
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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Yugoslavia: |
Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
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Zambia: |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Zimbabwe: |
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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Taiwan: |
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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