Serbiatotal: 3,379 kmstandard gauge: 3,379 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 1,254 km) (2006)
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) (2006)
Sloveniatotal: 1,229 kmstandard gauge: 1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (504 km electrified) (2006)
South Africatotal: 20,872 kmnarrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (8,931 km electrified); 436 km0.610-m gauge (2006)
Spaintotal: 14,974 kmbroad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006)
Sri Lankatotal: 1,449 kmbroad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2006)
Sudantotal: 5,978 kmnarrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge forcotton plantations (2006)
Swazilandtotal: 301 kmnarrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Swedentotal: 11,528 kmstandard gauge: 11,528 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2006)
Switzerlandtotal: 4,839 kmstandard gauge: 3,561 km 1.435-m gauge (3,195 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,268 km 1.000-m gauge (1,274 km electrified); 10 km0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2006)
Syriatotal: 2,711 kmstandard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2006)
Taiwantotal: 1,588 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,093 km 1.067-m gaugenote: 150 km .762-m gauge (belonging primarily to Taiwan SugarCorporation and Taiwan Forestry Bureau; some to other entities)(2007)
Tajikistantotal: 482 kmbroad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
Tanzaniatotal: 3,690 kmnarrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Thailandtotal: 4,071 kmnarrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Togototal: 568 kmnarrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Tunisiatotal: 2,153 kmstandard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)dual gauge: 8 km 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2006)
Turkeytotal: 8,697 kmstandard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (1,920 km electrified) (2006)
Turkmenistantotal: 2,440 kmbroad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
Ugandatotal: 1,244 kmnarrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Ukrainetotal: 22,473 kmbroad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2006)
United Kingdomtotal: 16,567 kmbroad gauge: 303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)standard gauge: 16,264 km 1.435-m gauge (5,361 km electrified) (2006)
United Statestotal: 226,612 kmstandard gauge: 226,612 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
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 (2006)
Uzbekistantotal: 3,950 kmbroad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2006)
Venezuelatotal: 682 kmstandard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
Worldtotal: 1,370,782 km (2006)
Zambiatotal: 2,157 kmnarrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gaugenote: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) (2006)
Zimbabwe total: 3,077 km narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2006)
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@2122 Religions (%)
AfghanistanSunni Muslim 80%, Shia 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 BarbudaAnglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%,Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
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 80.8%, Protestant 9%, other (includes Hindu,Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 5.6%, none or unspecified 4.6%
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 (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8%(2001 census)
BangladeshMuslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
BarbadosProtestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%,Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
BelarusEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic,Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
BelgiumRoman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 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)
BeninChristian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%,other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%,other 15.5% (2002 census)
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%,Spiritualist 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%, other 2%, none 2%(1991)
BruneiMuslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other(includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
BulgariaBulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Burkina FasoMuslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, 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 IslandsChurch of God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterianand Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh DayAdventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentacostal 5.3%, other Christian2.7%, non-denominational 5.8%, other 3.8%, none 9.8%, unspecified1.1% (1999 census)
Central African Republicindigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%,Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence theChristian majority
ChadMuslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%,other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
ChileRoman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%,other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
ChinaDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%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 (includes syncretic sectsand indigenous beliefs) 10%
Congo, Republic of theChristian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Cook IslandsCook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3%(2001 census)
Costa RicaRoman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Cote d'IvoireMuslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none16.7% (2008 est)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%, other (includes Maronite andArmenian Apostolic) 4%
Czech RepublicRoman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%,unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
DenmarkEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includesProtestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
DjiboutiMuslim 94%, Christian 6%
DominicaRoman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other orunspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Dominican RepublicRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
EcuadorRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
EgyptMuslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
El SalvadorRoman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003est.)
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)
EthiopiaChristian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)
European UnionRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Christian 67.2%, none 31.5%, other1.3% (2006 census)
Faroe IslandsEvangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified16.2% (2006 administrative data)
FijiChristian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assemblyof God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34%(Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%.other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census)
FinlandLutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%,other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)
FranceRoman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim,Buddhist, pagan
French PolynesiaProtestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, noreligion 6%
GabonChristian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Gambia, TheMuslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
Gaza StripMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%
GeorgiaOrthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
GermanyProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%,unaffiliated or other 28.3%
GhanaChristian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%,other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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%
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-BissauMuslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
GuyanaHindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3%(2002 census)
HaitiRoman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%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 82.1%, Roman Catholic Church2.4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.3%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%,other Christian 2.8%, other religions 0.9%, unaffiliated 2.6%, otheror unspecified 5.5% (2006 est.)
IndiaHindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
IndonesiaMuslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
IranMuslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian,Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%
IraqMuslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
IrelandRoman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, otherChristian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
Isle of ManAnglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist,Presbyterian, Society of Friends
IsraelJewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, otherChristian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
ItalyRoman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-thirdpracticing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewishcommunities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
JamaicaProtestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Churchof God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God ofProphecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
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 Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
KazakhstanMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
KenyaProtestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenousbeliefs 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%, other(includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints,Church of God) 8% (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 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995census)
KosovoMuslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
KuwaitMuslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian,Hindu, Parsi) 15%
KyrgyzstanMuslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
LaosBuddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other and unspecified 31.5% (2005census)
LatviaLutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
LebanonMuslim 59.7% (Shia, 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: 17 religious sects recognized
LesothoChristian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
LiberiaChristian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
LibyaSunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
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)
LuxembourgRoman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish,and Muslim) 13% (2000)
MacauBuddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997est.)
MacedoniaMacedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
Madagascarindigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
MalawiChristian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998census)
MalaysiaMuslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%,Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%,other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
MaldivesSunni Muslim
MaliMuslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
MaltaRoman Catholic 98%
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)
MauritaniaMuslim 100%
MauritiusHindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, otherChristian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
MayotteMuslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
MexicoRoman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%,Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Micronesia, Federated States ofRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%,other 3%
MoldovaEastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%(2000)
MonacoRoman Catholic 90%, other 10%
MongoliaBuddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim4%, none 40% (2004)
MontenegroOrthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%,unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)
MontserratAnglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal,Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
MoroccoMuslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
MozambiqueCatholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%,other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
NamibiaChristian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenousbeliefs 10% to 20%
NauruNauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, NauruIndependent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4%(2002 census)
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 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%,other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
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 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%,Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
NigerMuslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian)20%
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 31.8%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Churchin Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%, other Christian5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 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%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim,Hindu) 25%
PakistanMuslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christianand Hindu) 5%
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 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4%(2000 census)
PanamaRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Papua New GuineaRoman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%,United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%,Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, otherProtestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000census)
ParaguayRoman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
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%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%,Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, 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 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%,unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
Puerto RicoRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
QatarMuslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2%(2006 est.)note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has largepopulations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacyof over seven decades of Soviet rule
RwandaRoman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Saint BarthelemyRoman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
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%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%,other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001census)
Saint MartinRoman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu
Saint Pierre and MiquelonRoman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAnglican 47%, Methodist 28%, RomanCatholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, otherProtestant) 12%
SamoaCongregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%,Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%,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%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenousbeliefs 1%
SerbiaSerbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
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%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
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%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian0.9%, 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%,Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, 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), Christian 5% (mostly in south andKhartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
SurinameHindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian),Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
SwazilandZionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenousancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includesAnglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
SwedenLutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox,Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
SwitzerlandRoman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%,Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%,none 11.1% (2000 census)
SyriaSunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%,Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities inDamascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
Taiwanmixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
TajikistanSunni Muslim 85%, Shia 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)
Timor-LesteRoman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
TogoChristian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
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%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9%(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%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%,Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
TuvaluChurch of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-DayAdventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
UgandaRoman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%,Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
UkraineUkrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, UkrainianOrthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%,Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%,Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)
United Arab EmiratesMuslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includesChristian, Hindu) 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 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%,other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, otheror unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
UruguayRoman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%,nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%,other 1.1% (2006)
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 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%,Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%,Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha'is0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32%(2007 est.)
YemenMuslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), 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
Austria16 years of age; universal; note - reduced from 18 years ofage in 2007
Azerbaijan18 years of age; universal
Bahamas, The18 years of age; universal
Bahrain20 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
Bhutan18 years of age; universal
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
Brunei18 years of age for village elections; universal
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
Dominica18 years of age; universal
Dominican Republic18 years of age, universal and compulsory;married persons regardless of age; note - members of the armedforces and national police cannot vote
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
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 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; and British citizens who havebeen residents six months or more
Greece18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Greenland18 years of age; universal
Grenada18 years of age; universal
Guam18 years of age; universal; US citizens, but do not vote in USpresidential elections
Guatemala18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members ofthe armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barrackson election 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 for a number ofnon-executive positions; universal for permanent residents living inthe territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirectelection - limited to about 220,000 members of functionalconstituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broadregional groupings, central government bodies, and municipalorganizations
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
Iran16 years of age; universal
Iraq18 years of age; universal
Ireland18 years of age; universal
Isle of Man16 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
Jersey16 years of age; universal
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, South19 years of age; universal
Kosovo18 years of age; universal
KuwaitNA years of age; universal (adult); note - males in themilitary or police are not allowed to vote; adult females wereallowed to vote as of 16 May 2005; all voters must have beencitizens for 20 years
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 for some non-executivepositions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for thepast seven years; indirect election limited to organizationsregistered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) anda 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings,municipal organizations, and central 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
Marshall Islands18 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
Monaco18 years of age; universal
Mongolia18 years of age; universal
Montenegro18 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
Oman21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military andsecurity forces are not allowed to vote
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 - for the first time in recent elections, members of themilitary and national police were eligible to vote in the 2006elections
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
Romania18 years of age; universal
Russia18 years of age; universal
Rwanda18 years of age; universal
Saint Barthelemy18 years of age, universal
Saint HelenaNA years of age
Saint Kitts and Nevis18 years of age; universal
Saint Lucia18 years of age; universal
Saint Martin18 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 Arabia21 years of age; male
Senegal18 years of age; universal
Serbia18 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)
Solomon Islands21 years of age; universal
Somalia18 years of age; universal
South Africa18 years of age; universal
Spain18 years of age; universal
Sri Lanka18 years of age; universal
Sudan17 years of age; universal
Suriname18 years of age; universal
Swaziland18 years of age
Sweden18 years of age; universal
Switzerland18 years of age; universal
Syria18 years of age; universal
Taiwan20 years of age; universal
Tajikistan18 years of age; universal
Tanzania18 years of age; universal
Thailand18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Timor-Leste17 years of age; universal
TogoNA years of age; universal (adult)
Tokelau21 years of age; universal
Tonga21 years of age; universal
Trinidad and Tobago18 years of age; universal
Tunisia18 years of age; universal except for active governmentsecurity forces (including the police and the military), people withmental disabilities, people who have served more than three monthsin prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspendedsentence of more than six months
Turkey18 years of age; universal