FijiLautoka, Levuka, Suva
FinlandHelsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Porvoo, Raahe, Rauma
FranceCalais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes, Paris, Rouen
French PolynesiaPapeete
French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone; offshore anchorage only
GabonGamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Owendo, Port-Gentil
Gambia, TheBanjul
Gaza StripGaza
GeorgiaBat'umi, P'ot'i
GermanyBremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck,Neuss-Dusseldorf, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
GhanaTakoradi, Tema
GibraltarGibraltar
GreeceAgioi Theodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki
GreenlandSisimiut
GrenadaSaint George's
GuamApra Harbor
GuatemalaPuerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
GuernseyBraye Bay, Saint Peter Port
GuineaConakry, Kamsar
Guinea-BissauBissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
GuyanaGeorgetown
HaitiCap-Haitien, Gonaives, Jacmel, Port-au-Prince
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
HondurasLa Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
Hong KongHong Kong
HungaryBudapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs
IcelandGrundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik
IndiaChennai, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai(Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam
Indian OceanChennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban(South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India)Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (SouthAfrica)
IndonesiaBanjarmasin, Belawan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang,Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
IranAssaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e-Eman Khomeyni
IraqAl Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
IrelandCork, Dublin, Shannon Foynes, Waterford
Isle of ManDouglas, Ramsey
IsraelAshdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
ItalyAugusta, Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Santa Panagia (Melilli),Taranto, Trieste, Venice
JamaicaDiscovery Bay (Port Rhoades), Kingston, Montego Bay, PortAntonio, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Rocky Point
Jan Mayennone; offshore anchorage only
JapanChiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo,Tomakomai, Yokohama
JerseyGorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
JordanAl 'Aqabah
KazakhstanAqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen(Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
KenyaKisumu, Mombasa
KiribatiBetio (Tarawa Atoll), Canton Island, English Harbor
Korea, NorthCh'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Namp'o, Senbong,Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan
Korea, SouthInch'on, P'ohang, Pusan, Ulsan, Yosu
KuwaitAsh Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina''Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
KyrgyzstanBalykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)
LatviaRiga, Ventspils
LebanonBeirut, Tripoli
LiberiaBuchanan, Monrovia
LibyaMarsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli
LithuaniaButinge, Klaipeda
LuxembourgMertert
MacauMacau
MadagascarAntsiranana (Diego Suarez), Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara(Tulear)
MalawiChipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
MalaysiaBintulu, Johor Bahru, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang(Port Klang), Tanjung Pelepas
MaldivesMale
MaliKoulikoro
MaltaMarsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta
Marshall IslandsEnitwetak Island, Kwajalein, Majuro
MauritaniaNouadhibou, Nouakchott
MauritiusPort Louis
MayotteDzaoudzi
MexicoAltamira, Coatzacoalcos, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, SalinaCruz, Veracruz
Micronesia, Federated States ofColonia (Tomil Harbor), Lele Harbor,Pohnepi Harbor
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroBar
MontserratLittle Bay, Plymouth
MoroccoCasablanca, Jorf Lasfar, Mohammedia, Safi, Tangier
MozambiqueBeira, Maputo, Nacala
NamibiaLuderitz, Walvis Bay
NauruNauru
Navassa Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
NetherlandsAmsterdam, IJmuiden, Moerdijk, Rotterdam, Terneuzen,Vlissingen
New CaledoniaNoumea
New ZealandAuckland, Lyttelton, Manukau Harbor, Marsden Point,Tauranga, Wellington
NicaraguaBluefields, Corinto
NigeriaBonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos
NiueAlofi
Norfolk IslandKingston
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan, Tinian, Rota
NorwayBergen, Haugesund, Maaloy, Mongstad, Narvik, Sture
OmanMina' Qabus, Salalah, Suhar
Pacific OceanBangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung(Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (SouthKorea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China),Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington(NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
PakistanKarachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
PalauKoror
PanamaBalboa, Colon, Cristobal
Papua New GuineaKimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
Paracel Islandssmall Chinese port facilities on Woody Island andDuncan Island
ParaguayAsuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
PeruCallao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note -Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of theAmazon and its tributaries
PhilippinesBatangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila
Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown (on Bounty Bay)
PolandGdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
PortugalLeixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines
Puerto RicoEnsenada Honda, Mayaguez, Playa de Guayanilla, Playa dePonce, San Juan
QatarDoha, Mesaieed (Umaieed), Ra's Laffan
RomaniaBraila, Constanta, Galati (Galatz), Mancanului (Giurgiu),Midia, Tulcea
RussiaKaliningrad, Kavkaz, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, SaintPetersburg, Vostochnyy
RwandaCyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint BarthelemyGustavia
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena: JamestownAscension Island: GeorgetownTristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor (Edinburgh)
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre, Charlestown
Saint LuciaCastries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
SamoaApia
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome
Saudi ArabiaAd Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
SenegalDakar
SeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneFreetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
SingaporeSingapore
Sint MaartenPhilipsburg
SlovakiaBratislava, Komarno
SloveniaKoper
Solomon IslandsHoniara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor, Tulaghi
SomaliaBerbera, Kismaayo
South AfricaCape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay,Saldanha Bay
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsGrytviken
Southern OceanMcMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarcticanote: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of theSouthern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods inmidsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreakerescort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government researchstations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial orprivate vessels
SpainAlgeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona,Valencia (Spain); Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Spratly Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Sri LankaColombo
SudanPort Sudan
SurinameParamaribo, Wageningen
SvalbardBarentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
SwedenBrofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo,Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby
SwitzerlandBasel
SyriaBaniyas, Latakia, Tartus
TaiwanChilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Hualian, Taichung
TanzaniaDar es Salaam, Zanzibar
ThailandBangkok, Laem Chabang, Map Ta Phut, Prachuap Port, Si Racha
Timor-LesteDili
TogoKpeme, Lome
Tokelaunone; offshore anchorage only
TongaNuku'alofa, Neiafu, Pangai
Trinidad and TobagoPoint Fortin, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain,Scarborough
TunisiaBizerte, Gabes, Rades, Sfax, Skhira
TurkeyAliaga, Diliskelesi, Eregli, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), MercinLimani, Yarimca
TurkmenistanTurkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos IslandsCockburn Harbour, Grand Turk, Providenciales
TuvaluFunafuti
UgandaEntebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
UkraineFeodosiya (Theodosia), Illichivsk, Mariupol', Mykolayiv,Odesa, Yuzhnyy
United Arab EmiratesAl Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), KhawrFakkan (Khor Fakkan), Mubarraz Island, Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina'Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah),
United KingdomDover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London,Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports, Hound Point(Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)
United Statescargo ports (tonnage): Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi,Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York,Plaquemines, Tampa, Texas Citycontainer ports (TEUs): Los Angeles (7,849,985), Long Beach(6,350,125), New York/New Jersey (5,265,058), Savannah (2,616,126),Oakland (2,236,244), Hampton Roads (2,083,278) (2008)cruise departure ports (passengers): Miami (2,032,000), PortEverglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle(430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesBaker, Howland, andJarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage onlyJohnston Atoll: Johnston IslandMidway Islands: Sand IslandPalmyra Atoll: West Lagoon
UruguayMontevideo
UzbekistanTermiz (Amu Darya)
VanuatuForari Bay, Luganville (Santo, Espiritu Santo), Port-Vila
VenezuelaLa Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
VietnamCam Pha Port, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu My,Quy Nhon
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay,Frederiksted, Limetree Bay
Wake Islandnone; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and FutunaLeava, Mata-Utu
Western SaharaAd Dakhla, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Worldtop ten container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot EquivalentUnits (TEUs) throughput: Singapore - 25,866,400; Shanghai -25,002,000; Hong Kong - 20,983,000; Shenzhen (China) - 18,250,100;Pusan (South Korea) - 11,954,861; Guangzhou (China) - 11,190,000;Dubai (UAE) - 11,124,082; Ningbo (China) - 10,502,800; Qingdao(China) - 10,260,000; - Rotterdam - 9,743,290 (2009)
YemenAden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla
ZambiaMpulungu
ZimbabweBinga, Kariba
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Field Listing :: Railways
This entry states the total route length of the railway network andof its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual.Other gauges are listed under note.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Railways(km)
Albania total: 896 km standard gauge: 896 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Algeriatotal: 3,973 kmstandard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2008)
Angolatotal: 2,764 kmnarrow gauge: 2,641 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2008)
Argentinatotal: 31,409 kmbroad gauge: 27,301 km 1.676-m gauge (94 km electrified)standard gauge: 2,780 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,328 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Armeniatotal: 845 kmbroad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (818 km electrified)note: some lines are out of service (2008)
Australiatotal: 37,855 kmbroad gauge: 142 km 1.600-m gaugestandard gauge: 24,409 km 1.435-m gauge (1,094 km electrified)narrow gauge: 13,304 km 1.067-m gauge (1,193 km electrified) (2008)
Austriatotal: 6,399 kmstandard gauge: 5,927 km 1.435-m gauge (3,688 km electrified)narrow gauge: 384 km 1.000-m gauge (15 km electrified); 88 km0.760-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)
Azerbaijantotal: 2,918 kmbroad gauge: 2,918 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2009)
Bangladeshtotal: 2,768 kmbroad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Belarustotal: 5,537 kmbroad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Belgiumtotal: 3,233 kmstandard gauge: 3,233 km 1.435-m gauge (2,950 km electrified) (2008)
Benintotal: 578 kmnarrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Boliviatotal: 3,504 kmnarrow gauge: 3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 1,000 kmstandard gauge: 1,000 km 1.435-m gauge (590 km electrified) (2008)
Botswanatotal: 888 kmnarrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Braziltotal: 28,857 kmbroad gauge: 5,709 km 1.600-m gauge (459 km electrified)standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gaugenarrow gauge: 22,954 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Bulgariatotal: 4,294 kmstandard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,880 km electrified)narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)
Burkina Fasototal: 622 kmnarrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gaugenote: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire(2008)
Burmatotal: 3,955 kmnarrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Cambodiatotal: 690 kmnarrow gauge: 690 km 1.000-m gaugenote: under restoration (2010)
Cameroontotal: 987 kmnarrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Canadatotal: 46,688 kmstandard gauge: 46,688 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Chiletotal: 5,483 kmbroad gauge: 1,706 km 1.676-m gauge (850 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,777 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Chinatotal: 77,834 kmstandard gauge: 77,084 km 1.435-m gauge (24,433 km electrified)narrow gauge: 750 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
Christmas Islandtotal: 18 kmstandard gauge: 18 km 1.435-m (not in operation) (2010)
Colombiatotal: 3,802 kmstandard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 3,652 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 4,007 kmnarrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km1.000-m gauge (2008)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 795 kmnarrow gauge: 795 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Costa Ricatotal: 278 kmnarrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gaugenote: none of the railway network is in use (2008)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 660 kmnarrow gauge: 660 km 1.000 meter gaugenote: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into BurkinaFaso (2008)
Croatiatotal: 2,722 kmstandard gauge: 2,722 km 1.435-m gauge (985 km electrified) (2009)
Cubatotal: 8,598 kmstandard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (176 km electrified)narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-gaugenote: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 kmis standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)
Czech Republictotal: 9,620 kmstandard gauge: 9,521 km 1.435-m gauge (3,013 km electrified)narrow gauge: 99 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
Denmarktotal: 2,667 kmstandard gauge: 2,667 km 1.435-m gauge (640 km electrified) (2008)
Djiboutitotal: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the 781 km AddisAbaba-Djibouti railway)narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but islargely inoperable (2008)
Dominican Republictotal: 1,784 kmstandard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,409 km 1.076-m, 0.889-m, and 0.762-m gaugesnote: 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m, 0.889 m, and0.762-m gauges (2008)
Ecuadortotal: 965 kmnarrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Egypttotal: 5,500 kmstandard gauge: 5,500 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2009)
El Salvadortotal: 283 kmnarrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gaugenote: railways have been inoperable since 2005 because of disuse andhigh costs that led to a lack of maintenance (2008)
Eritreatotal: 306 kmnarrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2008)
Estoniatotal: 1,196 kmbroad gauge: 1,196 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (131 km electrified)(2008)
Ethiopiatotal: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the 781 km AddisAbaba-Djibouti railroad)narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but islargely inoperable (2008)
European Uniontotal: 229,450 km (2008)
Fijitotal: 597 kmnarrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gaugenote: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; usedto haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May toDecember (2008)
Finlandtotal: 5,794 kmbroad gauge: 5,794 km 1.524-m gauge (3,047 km electrified) (2008)
Francetotal: 29,213 kmstandard gauge: 29,046 km 1.435-m gauge (15,164 km electrified)narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Gabontotal: 814 kmstandard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Georgiatotal: 1,612 kmbroad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2008)
Germanytotal: 41,896 kmstandard gauge: 41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)narrow gauge: 75 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 180 km0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)
Ghanatotal: 947 kmnarrow gauge: 947 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Greecetotal: 2,548 kmstandard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
Guatemalatotal: 332 kmnarrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
Guineatotal: 1,185 kmstandard gauge: 238 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 947 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Hondurastotal: 75 kmnarrow gauge: 75 km 1.067-m gauge (2009)
Hungarytotal: 8,057 kmbroad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)
Indiatotal: 64,015 kmbroad gauge: 52,808 km 1.676-m gauge (18,172 km electrified)narrow gauge: 8,473 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,734 km 0.762-m gauge and0.610-m gauge (2009)
Indonesiatotal: 8,529 kmnarrow gauge: 8,529 km 1.067-m gauge (565 km electrified) (2008)
Irantotal: 8,442 kmbroad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gaugestandard gauge: 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
Iraqtotal: 2,272 kmstandard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Irelandtotal: 3,237 kmbroad gauge: 1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (37 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)(2008)
Isle of Mantotal: 63 kmnarrow gauge: 6 km 1.076-m gauge (6 km electrified); 57 km 0.914-mgauge (29 km electrified)note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2008)
Israeltotal: 949 kmstandard gauge: 949 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Italytotal: 19,729 kmstandard gauge: 18,317 km 1.435-m gauge (12,458 km electrified)narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (123 km electrified); 1,058 km0.950-m gauge (151 km electrified); 231 km 0.850-m gauge (2008)
Japantotal: 26,435 kmstandard gauge: 3,978 km 1.435-m gauge (3,978 km electrified)narrow gauge: 96 km 1.372-m gauge (96 km electrified); 22,313 km1.067-m gauge (15,235 km electrified); 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 kmelectrified) (2009)
Jordantotal: 507 kmnarrow gauge: 507 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)
Kazakhstantotal: 15,082 kmbroad gauge: 15,082 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2008)
Kenyatotal: 2,778 kmnarrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Korea, Northtotal: 5,242 kmstandard gauge: 5,242 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2009)
Korea, Southtotal: 3,381 kmstandard gauge: 3,381 km 1.435-m gauge (1,843 km electrified) (2008)
Kosovototal: 430 kmstandard gauge: 430 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 470 kmbroad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)
Latviatotal: 2,298 kmbroad gauge: 2,265 km 1.520-m gaugenarrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
Lebanontotal: 401 kmstandard gauge: 319 km 1.435 mnarrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 mnote: rail system unusable because of the damage done duringfighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
Liberiatotal: 429 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gaugenote: most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damagesuffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)
Liechtenstein9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria andSwitzerland (2008)
Lithuaniatotal: 1,768 kmbroad gauge: 1,746 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2009)
Luxembourgtotal: 275 kmstandard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (243 km electrified) (2008)
Macedoniatotal: 699 kmstandard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (234 km electrified) (2009)
Madagascartotal: 854 kmnarrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Malawitotal: 797 kmnarrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Malaysiatotal: 1,849 kmstandard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,792 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2008)
Malitotal: 593 kmnarrow gauge: 593 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Mauritania728 kmstandard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Mexicototal: 17,516 kmstandard gauge: 17,516 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Moldovatotal: 1,138 kmbroad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Mongoliatotal: 1,810 kmbroad gauge: 1,810 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)
Montenegrototal: 250 kmstandard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2007)
Moroccototal: 1,907 kmstandard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,022 km electrified) (2008)
Mozambiquetotal: 4,787 kmnarrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Namibiatotal: 2,629 kmnarrow gauge: 2,629 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Nepaltotal: 59 kmnarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2008)
Netherlandstotal: 2,896 kmstandard gauge: 2,896 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2009)
New Zealandtotal: 4,128 kmnarrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2008)
Nigeriatotal: 3,505 kmnarrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Norwaytotal: 4,114 kmstandard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2009)
Pakistantotal: 7,791 kmbroad gauge: 7,479 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)narrow gauge: 312 km 1.000-m gauge (2007)
Panamatotal: 76 kmstandard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Paraguaytotal: 36 kmstandard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Perutotal: 1,989 kmstandard gauge: 1,726 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 263 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
Philippinestotal: 897 kmnarrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2008)
Polandtotal: 22,314 kmbroad gauge: 633 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 km electrified)(2007)
Portugaltotal: 2,786 kmbroad gauge: 2,603 km 1.668-m gauge (1,351 km electrified)narrow gauge: 183 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Romaniatotal: 10,788 kmbroad gauge: 57 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 10,731 km 1.435-m gauge (3,965 km electrified) (2008)
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 (2006)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 50 kmnarrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2008)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,392 kmstandard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines andsidings) (2008)
Senegaltotal: 906 kmnarrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2008)
Serbiatotal: 3,379 kmstandard gauge: 3,379 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 1,254 km) (2006)
Slovakiatotal: 3,622 kmbroad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,577 km electrified)narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2008)
Sloveniatotal: 1,228 kmstandard gauge: 1,228 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2007)
South Africatotal: 20,872 kmnarrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified); 436 km0.610-m gauge (2008)
Spaintotal: 15,288 kmbroad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,949 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2008)
Sri Lankatotal: 1,449 kmbroad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2007)
Sudantotal: 5,978 kmnarrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge forcotton plantations (2008)
Swazilandtotal: 301 kmnarrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
Swedentotal: 11,633 kmstandard gauge: 11,568 km 1.435-m gauge (7,531 km electrified)narrow gauge: 65 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2008)
Switzerlandtotal: 4,888 kmstandard gauge: 3,397 km 1.435-m gauge (3,142 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,481 km 1.000-m gauge (1,378 km electrified); 10 km0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)
Syriatotal: 2,052 kmstandard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)
Taiwantotal: 1,582 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,091 km 1.067-m gauge; 146 km .762-m gaugenote: the 146 km of .762 gauge track belongs primarily to TaiwanSugar Corporation and Taiwan Forestry Bureau, some to other entities(2008)
Tajikistantotal: 680 kmbroad gauge: 680 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)
Tanzaniatotal: 3,689 kmnarrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,720 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Thailandtotal: 4,071 kmstandard gauge: 29 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 4,042 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Togototal: 532 kmnarrow gauge: 532 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Tunisiatotal: 2,167 kmstandard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,688 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)dual gauge: 8 km (2008)
Turkeytotal: 8,697 kmstandard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (1,920 km electrified) (2008)
Turkmenistantotal: 2,980 kmbroad gauge: 2,980 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)
Ugandatotal: 1,244 kmnarrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Ukrainetotal: 21,658 kmbroad gauge: 21,658 km 1.524-m gauge (9,729 km electrified) (2009)
United Kingdomtotal: 16,454 kmbroad gauge: 303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)standard gauge: 16,151 km 1.435-m gauge (5,248 km electrified) (2008)
United Statestotal: 226,427 kmstandard gauge: 226,427 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)
Uruguaytotal: 1,641 km (1,200 km operational)standard gauge: 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2010)
Uzbekistantotal: 3,645 kmbroad gauge: 3,645 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2008)
Venezuelatotal: 806 kmstandard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Vietnamtotal: 2,347 kmstandard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Worldtotal: 1,138,632 km (2008)
Zambiatotal: 2,157 kmnarrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gaugenote: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) (2008)
Zimbabwe total: 3,077 km narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2008)
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Field Listing :: Religions
This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below. Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia. Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity. Basic Groupings Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes. Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment. Christianity - Descending from Judaism, Christianity's central belief maintains Jesus of Nazareth is the promised messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures, and that his life, death, and resurrection are salvific for the world. Christianity is one of the three monotheistic Abrahamic faiths, along with Islam and Judaism, which traces its spiritual lineage to Abraham of the Hebrew Scriptures. Its sacred texts include the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament (or the Christian Gospels). Basic Groupings Catholicism (or Roman Catholicism): This is the oldest established western Christian church and the world's largest single religious body. It is supranational, and recognizes a hierarchical structure with the Pope, or Bishop of Rome, as its head, located at the Vatican. Catholics believe the Pope is the divinely ordered head of the Church from a direct spiritual legacy of Jesus' apostle Peter. Catholicism is comprised of 23 particular Churches, or Rites - one Western (Roman or Latin-Rite) and 22 Eastern. The Latin Rite is by far the largest, making up about 98% of Catholic membership. Eastern-Rite Churches, such as the Maronite Church and the Ukrainian Catholic Church, are in communion with Rome although they preserve their own worship traditions and their immediate hierarchy consists of clergy within their own rite. The Catholic Church has a comprehensive theological and moral doctrine specified for believers in its catechism, which makes it unique among most forms of Christianity. Mormonism (including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints): Originating in 1830 in the United States under Joseph Smith, Mormonism is not characterized as a form of Protestant Christianity because it claims additional revealed Christian scriptures after the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. The Book of Mormon maintains there was an appearance of Jesus in the New World following the Christian account of his resurrection, and that the Americas are uniquely blessed continents. Mormonism believes earlier Christian traditions, such as the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant reform faiths, are apostasies and that Joseph Smith's revelation of the Book of Mormon is a restoration of true Christianity. Mormons have a hierarchical religious leadership structure, and actively proselytize their faith; they are located primarily in the Americas and in a number of other Western countries. Orthodox Christianity: The oldest established eastern form of Christianity, the Holy Orthodox Church, has a ceremonial head in the Bishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), also known as a Patriarch, but its various regional forms (e.g., Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox) are autocephalous (independent of Constantinople's authority, and have their own Patriarchs). Orthodox churches are highly nationalist and ethnic. The Orthodox Christian faith shares many theological tenets with the Roman Catholic Church, but diverges on some key premises and does not recognize the governing authority of the Pope. Protestant Christianity: Protestant Christianity originated in the 16th century as an attempt to reform Roman Catholicism's practices, dogma, and theology. It encompasses several forms or denominations which are extremely varied in structure, beliefs, relationship to state, clergy, and governance. Many protestant theologies emphasize the primary role of scripture in their faith, advocating individual interpretation of Christian texts without the mediation of a final religious authority such as the Roman Pope. The oldest Protestant Christianities include Lutheranism, Calvinism (Presbyterians), and Anglican Christianity (Episcopalians), which have established liturgies, governing structure, and formal clergy. Other variants on Protestant Christianity, including Pentecostal movements and independent churches, may lack one or more of these elements, and their leadership and beliefs are individualized and dynamic. Hinduism - Originating in the Vedic civilization of India (second and first millennium B.C.), Hinduism is an extremely diverse set of beliefs and practices with no single founder or religious authority. Hinduism has many scriptures; the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad-Gita are among some of the most important. Hindus may worship one or many deities, usually with prayer rituals within their own home. The most common figures of devotion are the gods Vishnu, Shiva, and a mother goddess, Devi. Most Hindus believe the soul, or atman, is eternal, and goes through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) determined by one's positive or negative karma, or the consequences of one's actions. The goal of religious life is to learn to act so as to finally achieve liberation (moksha) of one's soul, escaping the rebirth cycle. Islam - The third of the monotheistic Abrahamic faiths, Islam originated with the teachings of Muhammad in the 7th century. Muslims believe Muhammad is the final of all religious prophets (beginning with Abraham) and that the Qu'ran, which is the Islamic scripture, was revealed to him by God. Islam derives from the word submission, and obedience to God is a primary theme in this religion. In order to live an Islamic life, believers must follow the five pillars, or tenets, of Islam, which are the testimony of faith (shahada), daily prayer (salah), giving alms (zakah), fasting during Ramadan (sawm), and the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj). Basic Groupings The two primary branches of Islam are Sunni and Shia, which split from each other over a religio-political leadership dispute about the rightful successor to Muhammad. The Shia believe Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, was the only divinely ordained Imam (religious leader), while the Sunni maintain the first three caliphs after Muhammad were also legitimate authorities. In modern Islam, Sunnis and Shia continue to have different views of acceptable schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and who is a proper Islamic religious authority. Islam also has an active mystical branch, Sufism, with various Sunni and Shia subsets. Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population. It recognizes the Abu Bakr as the first caliph after Muhammad. Sunni has four schools of Islamic doctrine and law - Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali - which uniquely interpret the Hadith, or recorded oral traditions of Muhammad. A Sunni Muslim may elect to follow any one of these schools, as all are considered equally valid. Shia Islam represents 10-20% of Muslims worldwide, and its distinguishing feature is its reverence for Ali as an infallible, divinely inspired leader, and as the first Imam of the Muslim community after Muhammad. A majority of Shia are known as "Twelvers," because they believe that the 11 familial successor imams after Muhammad culminate in a 12th Imam (al-Mahdi) who is hidden in the world and will reappear at its end to redeem the righteous. Variants Ismaili faith: A sect of Shia Islam, its adherents are also known as "Seveners," because they believe that the rightful seventh Imam in Islamic leadership was Isma'il, the elder son of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq. Ismaili tradition awaits the return of the seventh Imam as the Mahdi, or Islamic messianic figure. Ismailis are located in various parts of the world, particularly South Asia and the Levant. Alawi faith: Another Shia sect of Islam, the name reflects followers' devotion to the religious authority of Ali. Alawites are a closed, secretive religious group who assert they are Shia Muslims, although outside scholars speculate their beliefs may have a syncretic mix with other faiths originating in the Middle East. Alawis live mostly in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Druze faith: A highly secretive tradition and a closed community that derives from the Ismaili sect of Islam; its core beliefs are thought to emphasize a combination of Gnostic principles believing that the Fatimid caliph, al-Hakin, is the one who embodies the key aspects of goodness of the universe, which are, the intellect, the word, the soul, the preceder, and the follower. The Druze have a key presence in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Jainism - Originating in India, Jain spiritual philosophy believes in an eternal human soul, the eternal universe, and a principle of "the own nature of things." It emphasizes compassion for all living things, seeks liberation of the human soul from reincarnation through enlightenment, and values personal responsibility due to the belief in the immediate consequences of one's behavior. Jain philosophy teaches non-violence and prescribes vegetarianism for monks and laity alike; its adherents are a highly influential religious minority in Indian society. Judaism - One of the first known monotheistic religions, likely dating to between 2000-1500 B.C., Judaism is the native faith of the Jewish people, based upon the belief in a covenant of responsibility between a sole omnipotent creator God and Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism's Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. Divine revelation of principles and prohibitions in the Hebrew Scriptures form the basis of Jewish law, or halakhah, which is a key component of the faith. While there are extensive traditions of Jewish halakhic and theological discourse, there is no final dogmatic authority in the tradition. Local communities have their own religious leadership. Modern Judaism has three basic categories of faith: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Liberal. These differ in their views and observance of Jewish law, with the Orthodox representing the most traditional practice, and Reform/Liberal communities the most accommodating of individualized interpretations of Jewish identity and faith. Shintoism - A native animist tradition of Japan, Shinto practice is based upon the premise that every being and object has its own spirit or kami. Shinto practitioners worship several particular kamis, including the kamis of nature, and families often have shrines to their ancestors' kamis. Shintoism has no fixed tradition of prayers or prescribed dogma, but is characterized by individual ritual. Respect for the kamis in nature is a key Shinto value. Prior to the end of World War II, Shinto was the state religion of Japan, and bolstered the cult of the Japanese emperor. Sikhism - Founded by the Guru Nanak (born 1469), Sikhism believes in a non-anthropomorphic, supreme, eternal, creator God; centering one's devotion to God is seen as a means of escaping the cycle of rebirth. Sikhs follow the teachings of Nanak and nine subsequent gurus. Their scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib - also known as the Adi Granth - is considered the living Guru, or final authority of Sikh faith and theology. Sikhism emphasizes equality of humankind and disavows caste, class, or gender discrimination. Taoism - Chinese philosophy or religion based upon Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, which centers on belief in the Tao, or the way, as the flow of the universe and the nature of things. Taoism encourages a principle of non-force, or wu-wei, as the means to live harmoniously with the Tao. Taoists believe the esoteric world is made up of a perfect harmonious balance and nature, while in the manifest world - particularly in the body - balance is distorted. The Three Jewels of the Tao - compassion, simplicity, and humility - serve as the basis for Taoist ethics. Zoroastrianism - Originating from the teachings of Zoroaster in about the 9th or 10th century B.C., Zoroastrianism may be the oldest continuing creedal religion. Its key beliefs center on a transcendent creator God, Ahura Mazda, and the concept of free will. The key ethical tenets of Zoroastrianism expressed in its scripture, the Avesta, are based on a dualistic worldview where one may prevent chaos if one chooses to serve God and exercises good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. Zoroastrianism is generally a closed religion and members are almost always born to Zoroastrian parents. Prior to the spread of Islam, Zoroastrianism dominated greater Iran. Today, though a minority, Zoroastrians remain primarily in Iran, India, and Pakistan. Country
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%, Evangelist 4.1%, Protestant 2.5%,Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Methodist 1.2%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%,none or unspecified 4.6%
AustraliaCatholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%,Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%,none 18.7% (2006 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 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)
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%
CambodiaBuddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2%(1998 census)
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 25.5%, Roman Catholic 12.6%,Presbyterian / United Church 9.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.4%,Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 6.7%, Anglican 3.9%, other religions 4%,non-denominational 5.7%, other 6.5%, none 6.1%, unspecified 3.2%(2007)
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
CuracaoRoman Catholic 80.1%, Protestant 5.5%, none 4.6%,Pentecostal 3.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses1.7%, Jewish 0.8%, other 1.3%, not reported 0.3% (2001 census)
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)
EthiopiaOrthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% (2007 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 census)
FijiChristian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assemblyof God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census)