Moldovatotal: 1,138 kmbroad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Mongoliatotal: 1,810 kmbroad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2004)
Moroccototal: 1,907 kmstandard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2004)
Mozambiquetotal: 3,123 kmnarrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2004)
Namibiatotal: 2,382 kmnarrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Nepaltotal: 59 kmnarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2004)
Netherlandstotal: 2,808 kmstandard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2004)
New Zealandtotal: 3,898 kmnarrow gauge: 3,898 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2004)
Nicaraguatotal: 6 kmnarrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Nigeriatotal: 3,557 kmnarrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gaugestandard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Norwaytotal: 4,077 kmstandard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2004)
Pakistantotal: 8,163 kmbroad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Panamatotal: 355 kmstandard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)
Paraguaytotal: 441 kmstandard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Perutotal: 3,462 kmstandard gauge: 2,962 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 500 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)
Philippinestotal: 897 kmnarrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2004)
Polandtotal: 23,852 kmbroad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational)(11,962 km electrified) (2004)
Portugaltotal: 2,850 kmbroad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified)narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Puerto Ricototal: 96 kmnarrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Romaniatotal: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gaugebroad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gaugenarrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2004)
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 carrier lines serveindustries (2004)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 50 kmnarrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcaneplantations during harvest season (2003)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,392 kmstandard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines andsidings) (2004)
Senegaltotal: 906 kmnarrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2004)
Serbia and Montenegrototal: 4,380 kmstandard gauge: 4,380 km 1.435-m gauge (1,364 km electrified) (2004)
Slovakiatotal: 3,662 kmbroad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified)narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2004)
Sloveniatotal: 1,201 kmstandard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (499 km electrified) (2004)
South Africatotal: 20,872 kmnarrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 436km 0.610-m gaugenote: includes a 1,210 km commuter rail system (2004)
Spaintotal: 14,781 km (7,718 km electrified)broad gauge: 11,829 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)standard gauge: 998 km 1.435-m gauge (998 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,926 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2004)
Sri Lankatotal: 1,449 kmbroad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2004)
Sudantotal: 5,995 kmnarrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km .600-m gauge forcotton plantations (2004)
Swazilandtotal: 301 kmnarrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Swedentotal: 11,481 kmstandard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (9,400 km electrified) (2004)
Switzerlandtotal: 4,527 kmstandard gauge: 3,232 km 1.435-m gauge (3,211 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,285 km 1.000-m gauge (1,273 km electrified); 10 km0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2004)
Syriatotal: 2,711 kmstandard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2004)
Taiwantotal: 2,497 kmnarrow gauge: 1,097 km 1.067-m gauge (685 km electrified)note: 1,400 km .762-m gauge (belonging to the Taiwan SugarCorporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau used to haul productsand limited numbers of passengers (2004)
Tajikistantotal: 482 kmbroad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2004)
Tanzaniatotal: 3,690 kmnarrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Thailandtotal: 4,071 kmnarrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Togototal: 568 kmnarrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
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) (2004)
Turkeytotal: 8,697 kmstandard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (2,122 km electrified) (2004)
Turkmenistantotal: 2,440 kmbroad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2004)
Ugandatotal: 1,241 kmnarrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Ukrainetotal: 22,473 kmbroad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2004)
United Kingdomtotal: 17,274 kmstandard gauge: 16,814 km 1.435-m gauge (5,296 km electrified)broad gauge: 460 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2004)
United Statestotal: 227,736 kmstandard gauge: 227,736 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
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 (2004)
Uzbekistantotal: 3,950 kmbroad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2004)
Venezuelatotal: 682 kmstandard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Vietnamtotal: 2,600 kmstandard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gaugedual gauge: 253 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-mgauges (2004)
Worldtotal: 1,115,205 kmbroad gauge: 257,481 kmstandard gauge: 671,413 kmnarrow gauge: 186,311 km (2003)
Zambiatotal: 2,173 kmnarrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gaugenote: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) (2004)
Zimbabwe total: 3,077 km narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2004)
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@2122 Religions (%)
AfghanistanSunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
AlbaniaMuslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%note: percentages are estimates; there are no available currentstatistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches wereclosed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November1990, Albania began allowing private 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 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%,Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none orunspecified 4.3% (2001 Census)
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 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi(monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
ArubaRoman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian,Jewish
AustraliaCatholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%,Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none15.3% (2001 Census)
AustriaRoman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
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 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%,Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, otherChristian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
BahrainMuslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8%(2001 census)
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% (Pentecostal 7.4%,Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
Beninindigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
BermudaAnglican 23%, Roman Catholic 15%, African MethodistEpiscopal 11%, other Protestant 18%, other 12%, unaffiliated 6%,unspecified 1%, none 14% (2000 census)
BhutanLamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influencedHinduism 25%
BoliviaRoman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMuslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%,other 14%
BotswanaChristian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%,none 20.6% (2001 census)
BrazilRoman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%,Spriritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%,none 7.4% (2000 census)
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 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including UnitedChurch 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), otherChristian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%(2001 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%, other 10%
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 IslandsCook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic16.8%, Seventh Day Saint 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%,other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001census)
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%, other Christian 0.4%,Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
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 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%,unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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%),other 6%, none 2%
Dominican RepublicRoman Catholic 95%
East TimorRoman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%,Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
EcuadorRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
EgyptMuslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
El SalvadorRoman Catholic 83%, other 17%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 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)
EthiopiaMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%,other 3%-8%
European UnionRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
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)
FinlandLutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
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%
GeorgiaOrthodox Christian 83.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic0.8%, Muslim 9.9%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
GermanyProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%,unaffiliated or other 28.3%
GhanaChristian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21%
GibraltarRoman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, otherChristian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other orunspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
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 practices Voodoo
Holy See (Vatican City)Roman Catholic
HondurasRoman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Hong Kongeclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
HungaryRoman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, GreekCatholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%,unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
IcelandLutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%,other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4%(2004)
IndiaHindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
IndonesiaMuslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%,Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
IranShi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish,Christian, and Baha'i 2%
IraqMuslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
IrelandRoman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
IsraelJewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians 1.7%, otherChristian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003)
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, Southno affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%,Confucianist 1%, 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 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite orNusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, MelkiteCatholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic,Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt,Protestant), other 1.3%note: seventeen religious sects recognized
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 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant(including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, otheror unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
Luxembourg87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims(2000)
MacauBuddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997est.)
MacedoniaMacedonian Orthodox 32.4%, other Christian 0.2%, Muslim16.9%, other and unspecified 50.5% (2002 census)
Madagascarindigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
MalawiChristian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998census)
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 IslandsProtestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, RomanCatholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
MartiniqueRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
MauritaniaMuslim 100%
MauritiusHindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%,Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
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%
MongoliaBuddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%,Muslim 4% (2004)
MontserratAnglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal,Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
MoroccoMuslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
MozambiqueCatholic 23.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, Muslim 17.8%,other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
NamibiaChristian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenousbeliefs 10% to 20%
NauruChristian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
NepalHindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other0.9% (2001 census)note: only official Hindu state in the world
NetherlandsRoman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%,Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
Netherlands AntillesRoman 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%, otheror unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
New CaledoniaRoman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
New ZealandAnglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, otherChristian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
NicaraguaRoman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%,Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)
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) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-DayAdventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
Norfolk IslandAnglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Churchin Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none18.1% (2001 census)
Northern Mariana IslandsChristian (Roman Catholic majority,although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
NorwayChurch of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%,other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
OmanIbadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
PakistanMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, andother 3%
PalauRoman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8%(indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other religion 3.1%, unspecified ornone 16.4% (2000 census)
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 10%
PeruRoman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
PhilippinesRoman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia niKristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Pitcairn IslandsSeventh-Day Adventist 100%
PolandRoman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
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) 86.8%,Protestant (various denominations including Reformate andPentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) andunspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
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 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%,Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%,Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001census)
Saint Pierre and MiquelonRoman Catholic 99%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAnglican 47%, Methodist 28%, RomanCatholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
SamoaCongregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%,Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist3.5%, other Christian 4.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other 1.7%,unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
San MarinoRoman Catholic
Sao Tome and PrincipeCatholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, NewApostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh DayAdventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, othernon-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
Sierra LeoneMuslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
SingaporeBuddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%,Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000census)
SlovakiaRoman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
SloveniaCatholic 57.8%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim2.4%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002census)
Solomon IslandsChurch of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, SouthSeas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
SomaliaSunni Muslim
South AfricaZion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%,Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%,other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none15.1% (2001 census)
SpainRoman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Sri LankaBuddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%,unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
SudanSunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
SurinameHindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian),Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, 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 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%,other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none11.1% (2000 census)
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%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Tanzaniamainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
ThailandBuddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%(2000 census)
Togoindigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%
TokelauCongregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%,other 2%note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; onNukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, withthe Congregational Christian Church predominant
TongaChristian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Trinidad and TobagoRoman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%,Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, otherChristian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none1.9% (2000 census)
TunisiaMuslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
TurkeyMuslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christiansand Jews)
TurkmenistanMuslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Turks and Caicos IslandsBaptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%,Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
TuvaluChurch of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-DayAdventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
UgandaRoman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenousbeliefs 18%
UkraineUkrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (noparticular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - MoscowPatriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, UkrainianAutocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)
United Arab EmiratesMuslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, andother 4%
United KingdomChristian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian,Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified ornone 23.1% (2001 census)
United StatesProtestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
UruguayRoman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult populationattends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessingor other 31%
UzbekistanMuslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
VanuatuPresbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%,Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenousbeliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%,unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Venezuelanominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
VietnamBuddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%,Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
Virgin IslandsBaptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%,other 7%
Wallis and FutunaRoman Catholic 99%, other 1%
West BankMuslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christianand other 8%
Western SaharaMuslim
WorldChristians 32.84% (of which Roman Catholics 17.34%,Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.44%, Anglicans 1.27%), Muslims 19.9%,Hindus 13.29%, Buddhists 5.92%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, otherreligions 12.63%, non-religious 12.44%, atheists 2.36% (2003 est.)
YemenMuslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), smallnumbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
ZambiaChristian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenousbeliefs 1%
Zimbabwesyncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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@2123 Suffrage
Afghanistan18 years of age; universal
Albania18 years of age; universal
Algeria18 years of age; universal
American Samoa18 years of age; universal
Andorra18 years of age; universal
Angola18 years of age; universal
Anguilla18 years of age; universal
Antigua and Barbuda18 years of age; universal
Argentina18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Armenia18 years of age; universal
Aruba18 years of age; universal
Australia18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Austria18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidentialelections
Azerbaijan18 years of age; universal
Bahamas, The18 years of age; universal
Bahrain18 years of age; universal
Bangladesh18 years of age; universal
Barbados18 years of age; universal
Belarus18 years of age; universal
Belgium18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Belize18 years of age; universal
Benin18 years of age; universal
Bermuda18 years of age; universal
Bhutaneach family has one vote in village-level elections; note -in late 2003 Bhutan's legislature passed a new election law
Bolivia18 years of age, universal and compulsory (married); 21years of age, universal and compulsory (single)
Bosnia and Herzegovina18 years of age, universal
Botswana18 years of age; universal
Brazilvoluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70;compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age; note - militaryconscripts do not vote
British Virgin Islands18 years of age; universal
Bruneinone
Bulgaria18 years of age; universal
Burkina Fasouniversal
Burma18 years of age; universal
BurundiNA years of age; universal adult
Cambodia18 years of age; universal
Cameroon20 years of age; universal
Canada18 years of age; universal
Cape Verde18 years of age; universal
Cayman Islands18 years of age; universal
Central African Republic21 years of age; universal
Chad18 years of age; universal
Chile18 years of age; universal and compulsory
China18 years of age; universal
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia18 years of age; universal
Comoros18 years of age; universal
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Congo, Republic of the18 years of age; universal
Cook IslandsNA years of age; universal adult
Costa Rica18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Cote d'Ivoire18 years of age; universal
Croatia18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
Cuba16 years of age; universal
Cyprus18 years of age; universal
Czech Republic18 years of age; universal
Denmark18 years of age; universal
Djibouti18 years of age; universal adult
Dominica18 years of age; universal
Dominican Republic 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and national police cannot vote
East Timor17 years of age; universal
Ecuador18 years of age; universal, compulsory for literate personsages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters
Egypt18 years of age; universal and compulsory
El Salvador18 years of age; universal
Equatorial Guinea18 years of age; universal adult
Eritrea18 years of age; universal
Estonia18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens
Ethiopia18 years of age; universal
European Union18 years of age; universal
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)18 years of age; universal
Faroe Islands18 years of age; universal
Fiji21 years of age; universal
Finland18 years of age; universal
France18 years of age; universal
French Guiana18 years of age; universal
French Polynesia18 years of age; universal
Gabon21 years of age; universal
Gambia, The18 years of age; universal
Georgia18 years of age; universal
Germany18 years of age; universal
Ghana18 years of age; universal
Gibraltar18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects whohave been residents six months or more
Greece18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Greenland18 years of age; universal
Grenada18 years of age; universal
Guadeloupe18 years of age; universal
Guam18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in USpresidential elections
Guatemala18 years of age; universal (active duty members of thearmed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks onelection day)
Guernsey18 years of age; universal
Guinea18 years of age; universal
Guinea-Bissau18 years of age; universal
Guyana18 years of age; universal
Haiti18 years of age; universal
Holy See (Vatican City)limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
Honduras18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Hong Kongdirect election 18 years of age; universal for permanentresidents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past sevenyears; indirect election limited to about 200,000 members offunctional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawnfrom broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and centralgovernment bodies
Hungary18 years of age; universal
Iceland18 years of age; universal
India18 years of age; universal
Indonesia17 years of age; universal and married persons regardlessof age
Iran15 years of age; universal
Iraqformerly 18 years of age; universal
Ireland18 years of age; universal
Israel18 years of age; universal
Italy18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections,where minimum age is 25)
Jamaica18 years of age; universal
Japan20 years of age; universal
JerseyNA years of age; universal adult
Jordan18 years of age; universal
Kazakhstan18 years of age; universal
Kenya18 years of age; universal
Kiribati18 years of age; universal
Korea, North17 years of age; universal
Korea, South20 years of age; universal
Kuwaitadult males who have been naturalized for 30 years or more orhave resided in Kuwait since before 1920 and their male descendantsat age 21note: only 10% of all citizens are eligible to vote; in 1996,naturalized citizens who do not meet the pre-1920 qualification buthave been naturalized for 30 years were eligible to vote for thefirst time
Kyrgyzstan18 years of age; universal
Laos18 years of age; universal
Latvia18 years of age; universal for Latvian citizens
Lebanon21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized forwomen at age 21 with elementary education
Lesotho18 years of age; universal
Liberia18 years of age; universal
Libya18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Liechtenstein18 years of age; universal
Lithuania18 years of age; universal
Luxembourg18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Macaudirect election 18 years of age, universal for permanentresidents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirectelection limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters"(257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committeedrawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, andcentral government bodies
Macedonia18 years of age; universal
Madagascar18 years of age; universal
Malawi18 years of age; universal
Malaysia21 years of age; universal
Maldives21 years of age; universal
Mali18 years of age; universal
Malta18 years of age; universal
Man, Isle of18 years of age; universal
Marshall Islands18 years of age; universal
Martinique18 years of age; universal
Mauritania18 years of age; universal
Mauritius18 years of age; universal
Mayotte18 years of age; universal
Mexico18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced)
Micronesia, Federated States of18 years of age; universal
Moldova18 years of age; universal
Monaco21 years of age; universal
Mongolia18 years of age; universal
Montserrat18 years of age; universal
Morocco18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003)
Mozambique18 years of age; universal
Namibia18 years of age; universal
Nauru20 years of age; universal and compulsory
Nepal18 years of age; universal
Netherlands18 years of age; universal
Netherlands Antilles18 years of age; universal
New Caledonia18 years of age; universal
New Zealand18 years of age; universal
Nicaragua16 years of age; universal
Niger18 years of age; universal
Nigeria18 years of age; universal
Niue18 years of age; universal
Norfolk Island18 years of age; universal
Northern Mariana Islands 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Norway18 years of age; universal
Omanin Oman's most recent Majlis al-Shura elections in 2003,suffrage was universal for all Omanis over age 21 except for membersof the military and security forces; the next Majlis al-Shuraelections are scheduled for 2007
Pakistan18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reservedparliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Palau18 years of age; universal
Panama18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Papua New Guinea18 years of age; universal
Paraguay18 years of age; universal and compulsory up to age 75
Peru18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70;note - members of the military and national police may not vote
Philippines18 years of age; universal
Pitcairn Islands 18 years of age; universal with three years residency
Poland18 years of age; universal
Portugal18 years of age; universal
Puerto Rico18 years of age; universal; island residents are UScitizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Qatar18 years of age; universal
Reunion18 years of age; universal
Romania18 years of age; universal
Russia18 years of age; universal
Rwanda18 years of age; universal adult
Saint HelenaNA years of age
Saint Kitts and Nevis18 years of age; universal
Saint Lucia18 years of age; universal
Saint Pierre and Miquelon18 years of age; universal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18 years of age; universal
Samoa21 years of age; universal
San Marino18 years of age; universal
Sao Tome and Principe18 years of age; universal
Saudi Arabiaadult male citizens age 21 or oldernote: voter registration began in November 2004 for partialmunicipal council elections scheduled nationwide for Februarythrough April 2005
Senegal18 years of age; universal
Serbia and Montenegro 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Seychelles17 years of age; universal
Sierra Leone18 years of age; universal
Singapore21 years of age; universal and compulsory
Slovakia18 years of age; universal
Slovenia18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)