United Arab Emirates'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan,Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina'Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn
United KingdomAberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth,Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London,Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow,Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
United StatesAnchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago,Duluth, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles,New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Port Canaveral, Portland(Oregon), Prudhoe Bay, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa,Toledo
UruguayColonia, Fray Bentos, Juan La Caze, La Paloma, Montevideo,Nueva Palmira, Paysandu, Punta del Este, Piriapolis
UzbekistanTermiz (Amu Darya)
VanuatuForari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
VenezuelaAmuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina,Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, PuertoOrdaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon
VietnamCam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, QuyNhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, PortAlucroix
Wake Islandnone; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and FutunaLeava, Mata-Utu
West Banknone
Western SaharaAd Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
WorldChiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, Mina' al Ahmadi(Kuwait), New Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, Yokohama
YemenAden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, As Salif, Ras Issa, Mocha,Nishtun
ZambiaMpulungu
ZimbabweBinga, Kariba
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@2121 Railways (km)
Afghanistantotal: 24.6 kmbroad gauge: 9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) toTowraghondi; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) toKheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya (2001)
Albaniatotal: 447 kmstandard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Algeriatotal: 3,973 kmstandard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2002)
American Samoa0 km
Andorra0 km
Angola total: 2,761 km narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
Anguilla0 km
Antigua and Barbudatotal: 77 kmnarrow gauge: 64 km 0.760-m gauge; 13 km 0.610-m gauge (used almostexclusively for handling sugarcane) (2001 est.)
Argentinatotal: 34,463 km (168 km electrified)broad gauge: 20,736 km 1.676-m gauge (142 km electrified)standard gauge: 3,115 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Armeniatotal: 852 km in common carrier service; does not includeindustrial linesbroad gauge: 852 km 1.520-m gauge (779 km electrified) (2002)
Aruba0 km
Australiatotal: 41,588 km (4,612 km electrified)broad gauge: 2,193 km 1.600-m gaugestandard gauge: 23,648 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 15,456 km 1.067-m gaugedual gauge: 291 km dual gauge (2002)
Austriatotal: 6,024 km (3,641 km electrified)standard gauge: 5,566 km 1.435-m gauge (3,524 km electrified)narrow gauge: 34 km 1.000-m gauge (28 km electrified); 424 km0.760-m gauge (89 km electrified) (2002)
Azerbaijan total: 2,122 km broad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2002)
Bahamas, The0 km
Bahrain0 km
Bangladeshtotal: 2,706 kmbroad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Barbados0 km
Belarustotal: 5,523 kmbroad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2002)
Belgiumtotal: 3,471 kmstandard gauge: 3,471 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2002)
Belize0 km
Benin total: 578 km narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Bermuda0 km
Bhutan0 km
Boliviatotal: 3,519 kmnarrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 1,021 km (795 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Botswanatotal: 888 kmnarrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Braziltotal: 31,543 km (1,981 km electrified)broad gauge: 4,961 km 1.600-m gauge (692 km electrified)standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge (630 km electrified)narrow gauge: 25,992 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)dual gauge: 396 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 kmelectrified) (2002)
British Virgin Islands0 km
Bruneitotal: 13 km (private line)narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge (2001 est.)
Bulgariatotal: 4,294 kmstandard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified)narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
Burkina Fasototal: 622 kmnarrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gaugenote:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire(2002)
Burmatotal: 3,955 kmnarrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Burundi0 km
Cambodiatotal: 602 kmnarrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Cameroontotal: 1,008 kmnarrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Canadatotal: 49,422 kmstandard gauge: 49,422 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified) (2002)
Cape Verde0 km
Cayman Islands0 km
Central African Republic0 km
Chad0 km
Chiletotal: 6,585 kmbroad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Chinatotal: 71,600 kmstandard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (14,600 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industriallines (2002)
Christmas Island24 km to serve phosphate mines
Cocos (Keeling) Islands0 km
Colombiatotal: 3,304 kmstandard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Comoros0 km
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 4,772 kmnarrow gauge: 3,621 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
Congo, Republic of the total: 894 km narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Cook Islands 0 km
Costa Rica total: 950 km narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2002)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 660 kmnarrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gaugenote: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into BurkinaFaso (2002)
Croatiatotal: 2,296 kmstandard gauge: 2,296 km 1.435-m gauge (983 km electrified) (2002)
Cubatotal: 3,442 kmstandard gauge: 3,442 km 1.435-m gauge (142 km electrified)note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations;about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge(2002)
Cyprus0 km
Czech Republictotal: 9,462 kmstandard gauge: 9,363 km 1.435-m gauge (1,745 km electrified)narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
Denmarktotal: 3,164 kmstandard gauge: 2,324 km 1.435-m gauge (595 km electrified)note:: total includes 840 km of suburban track (2002)
Djiboutitotal: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djiboutirailway)narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2002)
Dominica0 km
Dominican Republictotal: 1,503 kmstandard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gaugenote:: 986 km also operated by sugar companies in 1.076-m, 0.889-m,and 0.762-m gauges (2002)
East Timor0 km
Ecuadortotal: 966 kmnarrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Egypttotal: 5,105 kmstandard gauge: 5,105 km 1.435-m gauge (42 km electrified) (2002)
El Salvadortotal: 283 kmnarrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gaugenote: length of operational route reduced from 562 km to 283 km bydisuse and lack of maintenance (2002)
Equatorial Guineatotal: 0 km
Eritreatotal: 306 kmnarrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gaugenote: railway is being rebuilt (2002)
Estoniatotal: 968 kmbroad gauge: 968 km 1.520-m/1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified)note:: gauge being increased from 1.520-m to 1.524-m to reduce wearon wheels and rail as lines are modernized (2002)
Ethiopiatotal: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the AddisAbaba-Djibouti railroad)narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2002)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0 km
Faroe Islands0 km
Fijitotal: 597 kmnarrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gaugenote: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; usedto haul sugarcane during harvest season (May to September) (2002)
Finlandtotal: 5,850 kmbroad gauge: 5,850 km 1.524-m gauge (2,400 km electrified) (2002)
Francetotal: 32,682 kmstandard gauge: 32,515 km 1.435-m gauge (14,104 km electrified)narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
French Guiana0 km
French Polynesia0 km
Gabon total: 814 km standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Gambia, The0 km
Gaza Striptotal: NA km; note - one line, abandoned and indisrepair, little trackage remains (2001 est.)
Georgiatotal: 1,612 kmbroad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gaugenarrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (2002)
Germanytotal: 45,514 km (21,000 km electrified)standard gauge: 45,276 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km0.750-m gauge (2002)
Ghanatotal: 953 kmnarrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Greecetotal: 2,571 km (764 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gaugedual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three railsystem) (2002)
Greenland0 km
Grenada0 km
GuadeloupeNA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines
Guam0 km
Guatemala total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Guernsey5 km
Guineatotal: 1,115 kmstandard gauge: 311 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 804 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Guinea-Bissau0 km
Guyanatotal: 187 kmstandard gauge: 139 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gaugenote: all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.)
Haititotal: 40 kmnarrow gauge: 40 km 0.760-m gauge; single-tracknote: privately owned industrial line; closed in early 1990s (2001est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)total: 0.86 kmstandard gauge: 0.86 km 1.435-m gaugenote: a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's SaintPeter's station (2001 est.)
Hondurastotal: 699 kmnarrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Hong Kongtotal: 34 kmstandard gauge: 34 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified and double-tracked)note: connects to China railway system at Hong Kong-China border(2001)
Hungarytotal: 7,875 kmbroad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,620 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gaugenote: Hungary and Austria jointly manage a cross-border,standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysevrailroad) with a route length of 101 km in Hungary and 65 km inAustria; 156 km of this line is electrified (2002)
Iceland0 km
Indiatotal: 63,518 km (15,009 km electrified)broad gauge: 45,142 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 15,013 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,363 km 0.762-m gauge and0.610-m gauge (2002)
Indonesiatotal: 6,458 kmnarrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km0.750-m gauge (2002)
Irantotal: 7,201 kmbroad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2002)
Iraqtotal: 1,963 kmstandard gauge: 1,963 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Irelandtotal: 3,312 kmbroad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (46 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish PeatBoard to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants)(2002)
Israeltotal: 640 kmstandard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Italytotal: 19,493 kmstandard gauge: 18,090 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)narrow gauge: 88 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,315 km0.950-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2002)
Jamaicatotal: 272 kmstandard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km, belonging tothe Jamaica Railway Corporation, were in common carrier service butare no longer operational; the remaining track is privately ownedand used to transport bauxite (2002)
Japantotal: 23,168 km (15,995 km electrified)standard gauge: 3,204 km 1.435-m gauge (3,204 km electrified)narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 19,855 km1.067-m gauge (12,683 km electrified); 31 km 0.762-m gauge (31 kmelectrified) (2002)
Jersey0 km
Jordan total: 505 km narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2002)
Juan de Nova Island total: NA km; short line going to a jetty
Kazakhstantotal: 13,601 kmbroad gauge: 13,601 km 1.520-m gauge (3,661 km electrified) (2002)
Kenyatotal: 2,778 kmnarrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Kiribati0 km
Korea, Northtotal: 5,214 kmstandard gauge: 4,549 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified)narrow gauge: 665 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Korea, South total: 3,125 km standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2002)
Kuwait 0 km
Kyrgyzstan total: 420 km broad gauge: 420 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Laos0 km
Latviatotal: 2,347 kmbroad gauge: 2,314 km 1.520-m gauge (270 km electrified)narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Lebanontotal: 401 kmstandard gauge: 319 km 1.435-mnarrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-mnote: rail system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2002)
Lesothototal: 2.6 km; note - owned by, operated by, and included inthe statistics of South Africanarrow gauge: 2.6 km 1.067-m gauge (1995)
Liberiatotal: 490 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gaugenote: none of the railways are in operation (2002)
Libya0 km
Liechtensteintotal: 18.5 kmstandard gauge: 18.5 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)note: owned, operated, and included in statistics of AustrianFederal Railways (2002)
Lithuaniatotal: 1,998 kmbroad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (all service suspended) (2002)
Luxembourg total: 274 km standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2002)
Macau 0 km
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic oftotal: 699 kmstandard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2002)
Madagascartotal: 732 kmnarrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Malawitotal: 797 kmnarrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Malaysiatotal: 2,418 kmstandard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 2,361 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2002)
Maldives0 km
Malitotal: 729 kmnarrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Malta0 km
Man, Isle oftotal: 60 km (35 km electrified) (2002)
Marshall Islands0 km
Martinique0 km
Mauritania 717 km standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Mauritius0 km
Mayotte0 km
Mexico total: 19,510 km standard gauge: 19,510 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Micronesia, Federated States of 0 km
Moldovatotal: 1,300 kmbroad gauge: 1,300 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Monacototal: 1.7 kmstandard gauge: 1.7 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Mongolia1,815 kmbroad gauge: 1,815 km 1.524-m gauge (2002)
Montserrat0 km
Moroccototal: 1,907 kmstandard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2002)
Mozambiquetotal: 3,123 kmnarrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Namibiatotal: 2,382 kmnarrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Naurutotal: 5 kmnote: gauge unknown; used to haul phosphates from the center of theisland to processing facilities on the southwest coast (2001)
Nepaltotal: 59 kmnarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Netherlandstotal: 2,808 kmstandard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2002)
Netherlands Antilles0 km
New Caledonia0 km
New Zealandtotal: 3,898 kmnarrow gauge: 3,898 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2002)
Nicaraguatotal: 6 kmnarrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Niger0 km
Nigeriatotal: 3,557 kmnarrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gaugestandard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Niue0 km
Norfolk Island0 km
Northern Mariana Islands0 km
Norway total: 4,178 km standard gauge: 4,178 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2002)
Oman0 km
Pakistantotal: 8,163 kmbroad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Palau0 km
Panamatotal: 355 kmbroad gauge: 76 km 1.524-m gaugenarrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Papua New Guinea0 km
Paraguaytotal: 441 kmstandard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Perutotal: 1,829 kmstandard gauge: 1,515 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 314 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Philippinestotal: 897 kmnarrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (405 km are not in operation)(2002)
Pitcairn Islands0 km
Polandtotal: 23,420 kmbroad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m,0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2002)
Portugaltotal: 2,850 kmbroad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified)narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Puerto Rico total: 96 km narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Qatar0 km
Reunion0 km
Romaniatotal: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gaugebroad gage: 60 km 1.524-m gaugenarrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
Russiatotal: 87,157 kmbroad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)note:: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrrier lines serveindustries (2002)
Rwanda0 km
Saint Helena0 km
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 50 kmnarrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcaneplantations during harvest season (2002)
Saint Lucia0 km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon0 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 km
Samoa0 km
San Marino0 km; note - there is a 1.5-km cable railway connectingthe city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore
Sao Tome and Principe0 km
Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,392 kmstandard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines andsidings) (2002)
Senegaltotal: 906 kmnarrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2002)
Serbia and Montenegrototal: 4,059 kmstandard gauge: 4,059 km 1.435-m gauge (1,364 km electrified) (2002)
Seychelles0 km
Sierra Leonetotal: 84 kmnarrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gaugenote: Sierra Leone has no common carrier railroads; the existingrailroad is private and used on a limited basis while the mine atMarampa is closed (2001)
Singaporetotal: 38.6 kmnarrow gauge: 38.6 km 1.000-m gaugenote: there is also an 83 km mass transit system with 48 stations
Slovakiatotal: 3,668 kmbroad gauge: 106 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 3,511 km 1.435-m gauge (1,567 km electrified)narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (2002)
Slovenia total: 1,201 km standard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (499 km electrified) (2002)
Solomon Islands0 km
Somalia0 km
South Africatotal: 22,298 kmnarrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 314km 0.610-m gaugenote: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2002)
Spaintotal: 14,189 kmbroad gauge: 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)standard gauge: 455 km 1.435-m gauge (455 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,902 km 1.000-m gauge (781 km electrified); 28 km0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2002)
Sri Lankatotal: 1,508 kmbroad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Sudantotal: 5,978 kmnarrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gaugeplantation line (2002)
Surinametotal: 166 km (single-track)standard gauge: 80 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 86 km 1.000-m gaugenote: Suriname railroads are not in operation (2001)
Svalbard0 km
Swazilandtotal: 301 kmnarrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Swedentotal: 11,481 kmstandard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2002)
Switzerlandtotal: 4,511 kmstandard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)narrow gauge: 982 km 1.000-m gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002)
Syriatotal: 2,743 kmstandard gauge: 2,425 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 318 km 1.050-m gauge (2002)
Taiwantotal: 1,108 kmnarrow gauge: 1,108 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified)note: there also are 1,255 km of 1.067-m gauge routes belonging tothe Taiwan Sugar Corporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau usedto haul products and limited numbers of passengers (2002)
Tajikistantotal: 482 kmbroad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Tanzaniatotal: 3,690 kmnarrow gauge: 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Thailandtotal: 4,071 kmnarrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Togototal: 525 kmnarrow gauge: 525 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Tokelau0 km
Tonga0 km
Trinidad and Tobagominimal agricultural railroad system near SanFernando; common carrier railway service was discontinued in 1968(2001)
Tunisiatotal: 2,152 kmstandard gauge: 468 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)dual gauge: 10 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2002)
Turkeytotal: 8,607 kmstandard gauge: 8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (2,131 km electrified) (2002)
Turkmenistantotal: 2,440 kmbroad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Turks and Caicos Islands0 km
Tuvalu0 km
Ugandatotal: 1,241 kmnarrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Ukrainetotal: 22,473 kmbroad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2002)
United Arab Emirates0 km
United Kingdomtotal: 16,893 kmstandard gauge: 16,536 km 1.435-m gauge (4,928 km electrified)broad gauge: 357 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2002)
United Statestotal: 194,731 km mainline routesstandard gauge: 194,731 km 1.435-m gaugenote: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haulrailroads including an estimate for class II and III railroads;excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines(2000)
Uruguaytotal: 2,073 kmstandard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gaugenote: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are inpartial use (2002)
Uzbekistan total: 3,950 km broad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2002)
Vanuatu 0 km
Venezuela total: 682 km standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Vietnamtotal: 3,142 kmstandard gauge: 209 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 2,625 km 1.000-m gaugedual gauge: 308 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-mgauges (2002)
Virgin Islands0 km
Wallis and Futuna0 km
West Bank0 km
Western Sahara0 km
Worldtotal: 1,122,650 km includes about 190,000 to 195,000 km ofelectrified routes of which 147,760 km are in Europe, 24,509 km inthe Far East, 11,050 km in Africa, 4,223 km in South America, and4,160 km in North America; note - fastest speed in daily service is300 km/hr attained by France's Societe Nationale des Chemins-de-FerFrancais (SNCF) Le Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) - Atlantique linebroad gauge: 251,153 kmstandard gauge: 710,754 kmnarrow gauge: 239,430 km
Yemen0 km
Zambiatotal: 2,173 kmnarrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gaugenote: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) (2002)
Zimbabwetotal: 3,077 kmnarrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)note: includes the 318 km Bulawayo-Beitbridge Railway Company line(2002)
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@2122 Religions (%)
AfghanistanSunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
AlbaniaMuslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religiousobservances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowingprivate religious practice
AlgeriaSunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
American SamoaChristian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%,Protestant and other 30%
AndorraRoman Catholic (predominant)
Angolaindigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%(1998 est.)
AnguillaAnglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%,Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Antigua and BarbudaChristian, (predominantly Anglican with otherProtestant, and some Roman Catholic)
Argentinanominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing),Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
ArmeniaArmenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi(Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
ArubaRoman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian,Jewish
AustraliaAnglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%,non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%
AustriaRoman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%
AzerbaijanMuslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan;percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
Bahamas, TheBaptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%,Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none orunknown 3%, other 2%
BahrainShi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
BangladeshMuslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
BarbadosProtestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%,other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
BelarusEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic,Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
BelgiumRoman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
BelizeRoman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%,Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%,Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14%(2000)
Beninindigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
Bermudanon-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic15%, other 19%
BhutanLamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influencedHinduism 25%
BoliviaRoman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMuslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%,Protestant 4%, other 10%
Botswanaindigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
BrazilRoman Catholic (nominal) 80%
British Virgin IslandsProtestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%,Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2%(1991)
BruneiMuslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%,indigenous beliefs and other 10%
BulgariaBulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%, Roman Catholic1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 2.3%(1998)
Burkina Fasoindigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainlyRoman Catholic) 10%
BurmaBuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%),Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
BurundiChristian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%),indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
CambodiaTheravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Cameroonindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
CanadaRoman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%note: based on the 1991 census
Cape VerdeRoman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs);Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Cayman IslandsUnited Church (Presbyterian and Congregational),Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Central African Republicindigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%,Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence theChristian majority
ChadMuslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
ChileRoman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
ChinaDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Christmas IslandBuddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21%(1997)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
ColombiaRoman Catholic 90%
ComorosSunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of theRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects andindigenous beliefs 10%
Congo, Republic of theChristian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Cook IslandsChristian (majority of populace are members of the CookIslands Christian Church)
Costa RicaRoman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Cote d'IvoireChristian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%(2001)note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim(70%) and Christian (20%)
CroatiaRoman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.3%, Protestant0.3%, others and unknown 6.2% (2001)
Cubanominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power;Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are alsorepresented
CyprusGreek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic,and other 4%
Czech RepublicRoman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%,other 13.4%, atheist 39.8%
DenmarkEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and RomanCatholic 3%, Muslim 2%
DjiboutiMuslim 94%, Christian 6%
DominicaRoman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%,Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%),none 2%, other 6%
Dominican RepublicRoman Catholic 95%
East TimorRoman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%,Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
EcuadorRoman Catholic 95%
EgyptMuslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
El SalvadorRoman Catholic 83%note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughoutthe country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 millionProtestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Equatorial Guineanominally Christian and predominantly RomanCatholic, pagan practices
EritreaMuslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
EstoniaEvangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox,Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic,Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
EthiopiaMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%,other 3%-8%
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)primarily Anglican, RomanCatholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah'sWitnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
Faroe IslandsEvangelical Lutheran
FijiChristian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%,Muslim 8%, other 2%note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there isa Muslim minority (1986)
FinlandEvangelical Lutheran 89%, Russian Orthodox 1%, none 9%,other 1%
FranceRoman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
French GuianaRoman Catholic
French PolynesiaProtestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, noreligion 6%
GabonChristian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Gambia, TheMuslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Gaza StripMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%,Jewish 0.6%
GeorgiaGeorgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%,Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
GermanyProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%,unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Ghanaindigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16%, Christian 63%
GibraltarRoman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%,Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
GreeceGreek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
GreenlandEvangelical Lutheran
GrenadaRoman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
GuadeloupeRoman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%,Protestant 1%
GuamRoman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
GuatemalaRoman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
GuernseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist,Congregational, Methodist
GuineaMuslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Guinea-Bissauindigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
GuyanaChristian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
HaitiRoman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)note: roughly half of the population also practices Voodoo
Holy See (Vatican City)Roman Catholic
HondurasRoman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
Hong Kongeclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
HungaryRoman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheistand other 7.5%
IcelandEvangelical Lutheran 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%, RomanCatholic 1.7%, other 7.1% (2002)
IndiaHindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, othergroups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
IndonesiaMuslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%,Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
IranShi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish,Christian, and Baha'i 1%
IraqMuslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
IrelandRoman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9%(1998)
IsraelJewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
Italypredominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewishcommunities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
JamaicaProtestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%,Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%,Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritualcults 34.7%
Japanobserve both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (includingChristian 0.7%)
JerseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,Methodist, Presbyterian
JordanSunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, butsome Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox,Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (severalsmall Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
KazakhstanMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
KenyaProtestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%,Muslim 10%, other 2%note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates forthe percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenousbeliefs vary widely
KiribatiRoman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, someSeventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Churchof God (1999)
Korea, Northtraditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christianand syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent;government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion ofreligious freedom
Korea, SouthChristian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%,Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
KuwaitMuslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi,and other 15%
KyrgyzstanMuslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
LaosBuddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including variousChristian denominations 1.5%)
LatviaLutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
LebanonMuslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite,Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian,Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
LesothoChristian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
Liberiaindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
LibyaSunni Muslim 97%
LiechtensteinRoman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%,other 6.2% (June 2002)
LithuaniaRoman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox,Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
Luxembourg87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims(2000)
MacauBuddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonian Orthodox 67%,Muslim 30%, other 3%
Madagascarindigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
MalawiProtestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenousbeliefs 3%, other 2%
MalaysiaMuslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - inaddition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
MaldivesSunni Muslim
MaliMuslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
MaltaRoman Catholic 98%
Man, Isle ofAnglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist,Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Marshall IslandsChristian (mostly Protestant)
MartiniqueRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
MauritaniaMuslim 100%
MauritiusHindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
MayotteMuslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Mexiconominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Micronesia, Federated States ofRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%
MoldovaEastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%(2000)
MonacoRoman Catholic 90%
MongoliaTibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in thesouthwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
MontserratAnglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal,Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
MoroccoMuslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Mozambiqueindigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
NamibiaChristian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenousbeliefs 10% to 20%
NauruChristian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
NepalHinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%note: only official Hindu state in the world (1995)
NetherlandsRoman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)
Netherlands AntillesRoman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-DayAdventist
New CaledoniaRoman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
New ZealandAnglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%,Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none33% (1986)
NicaraguaRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant
NigerMuslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
NigeriaMuslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
NiueEkalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closelyrelated to the London Missionary Society) 75%, Latter-Day Saints10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses,Seventh-Day Adventist)
Norfolk IslandAnglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%,Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%,unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
Northern Mariana IslandsChristian (Roman Catholic majority,although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
NorwayEvangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant andRoman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
OmanIbadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
PakistanMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, andother 3%
PalauChristian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists,Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission,and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of thepopulation observes this religion, which is indigenous to Palau)
PanamaRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Papua New GuineaRoman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%,Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%,Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
ParaguayRoman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
PeruRoman Catholic 90%
PhilippinesRoman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhistand other 3%
Pitcairn IslandsSeventh-Day Adventist 100%
PolandRoman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox,Protestant, and other 5%
PortugalRoman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Puerto RicoRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
QatarMuslim 95%
ReunionRoman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
RomaniaEastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 87%,Protestant 6.8%, Catholic 5.6%, other (mostly Muslim) 0.4%,unaffiliated 0.2% (2002)
RussiaRussian Orthodox, Muslim, other
RwandaRoman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Saint HelenaAnglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist,Roman Catholic
Saint Kitts and NevisAnglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Saint LuciaRoman Catholic 90%, Anglican 3%, other Protestant 7%
Saint Pierre and MiquelonRoman Catholic 99%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAnglican 47%, Methodist 28%, RomanCatholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
SamoaChristian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated withthe London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, RomanCatholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
San MarinoRoman Catholic
Sao Tome and PrincipeChristian 80% (Roman Catholic, EvangelicalProtestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
Saudi ArabiaMuslim 100%
SenegalMuslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostlyRoman Catholic)
Serbia and MontenegroOrthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%,Protestant 1%, other 11%
SeychellesRoman Catholic 86.6%, Anglican 6.8%, other Christian2.5%, other 4.1%
Sierra LeoneMuslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
SingaporeBuddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu,Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
SlovakiaRoman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%,Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
SloveniaRoman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%,atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%
Solomon IslandsAnglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United(Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%,other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%
SomaliaSunni Muslim
South AfricaChristian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60%of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
SpainRoman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Sri LankaBuddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
SudanSunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
SurinameHindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
SwazilandZionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestralworship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai,Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%
SwedenLutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim,Jewish, Buddhist
SwitzerlandRoman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none8.9% (1990)
SyriaSunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%,Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus,Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
Taiwanmixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian4.5%, other 2.5%
TajikistanSunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
Tanzaniamainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
ThailandBuddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)