There are over 190
countries in the world, each with its own capital city and official religion.
Some of the most populous and well-known countries include China, India, the
United States, Indonesia, and Brazil.
There are over 7 billion
people in the world, and each person belongs to a different country. Some
countries are home to multiple religions, while others are more secular. Here
is a brief overview of some of the countries and their capitals and religions:
Countries, Capital, and their Religion |
A brief overview of some countries their capitals, and religions
The United States of America is a large country with a population of over 325 million people. The capital city is Washington, D.C., and It is a secular country. the major religion is Christianity. However, there is a large number of people who practice other religions, such as Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism.
China is another large
country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people. The capital city is
Beijing, and it is a secular country. The major religion is atheism. However, there is a significant
number of people who practice Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
India is a large country
with a population of over 1.2 billion people. The capital city is New Delhi,
and India is a secular state with no official religion, but Hinduism is by far
the most dominant religion practiced there.
Japan is a small country
with a population of just over 127 million people. The capital city is Tokyo,
and it is a secular country. The major religion is Shinto. However, there is a significant number of
people who practice Buddhism.
These are just a few
examples of the many countries and their capitals and religions. Each country
is unique and has its own culture and customs.
Following is the list of countries, their capital, and religions or faiths practiced in each country of the world.
List of Countries, their capital, and their religion
# |
Country |
Capital |
Official Religion |
More Religion |
1 |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
|
Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 12%, Presbyterian 11%, Methodist 3%,
Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 9%, none 26% (2001) |
2 |
Armenia |
Yerevan |
|
Armenian Apostolic 95%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi 1% |
3 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
|
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
4 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
|
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day
Adventist, other Protestant |
5 |
Bahamas |
Nassau |
|
Baptist 35%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 14%, Pentecostal 8%, Church
of God 5%, Methodist 4%, other Christian 15% (2000) |
6 |
Bulgaria |
Sofia |
|
Bulgarian Orthodox 83%, Islam 12%, other Christian 1% (2001) |
7 |
Korea, North |
Pyongyang |
|
Buddhism and Confucianism; religious activities almost nonexistent |
8 |
Laos |
Vientiane |
|
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including Christian 2%) |
9 |
Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
|
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Islam 4%, Shamanism and Christian 4%, none 40%
(2004) |
10 |
Myanmar |
Naypyidaw |
|
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Islam 4%,
Animist 1%, other 2% |
11 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
|
Buddhist 43%, Islam 15%, Taoist 9%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 5%, other
Christian 10%, none 15% (2000) |
12 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte |
|
Buddhist 70%, Islam 8%, Hindu 7%, Christian 6% (2001) |
13 |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
|
Buddhist 95%, Islam 5%, Christian 1% (2000) |
14 |
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
|
Buddhist 9%, Catholic 7%, Hoa Hao 2%, Cao Dai 1%, Protestant, Islam,
none 81% |
15 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
St. John's |
|
Christian (predominantly Anglican and other Protestant; some Roman
Catholic) |
16 |
Botswana |
Gaborone |
|
Christian 72%, Badimo 6%, none 21% (2001) |
17 |
Congo, Republic of |
Brazzaville |
|
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Islam 2% |
18 |
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
|
Catholics 83%; growing population of evangelical Protestants (1992) |
19 |
Fiji |
Suva |
|
Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Islam
8%, other 2% |
20 |
Gabon |
Libreville |
|
Christian 55%–75%, animist, Islam less than 1% |
21 |
Ghana |
Accra |
|
Christian 63%, indigenous beliefs 21%, Islam 16% |
22 |
Guyana |
Georgetown |
|
Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Islam 10%, other 5% |
23 |
Lesotho |
Maseru |
|
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
24 |
Malawi |
Lilongwe |
|
Christian 80%, Islam 13%, none 4% (1998) |
25 |
Namibia |
Windhoek |
|
Christian 80%–90% (Lutheran at least 50%), indigenous beliefs 10%–20% |
26 |
Nauru |
Yaren |
|
Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic) |
27 |
Samoa |
Apia |
|
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%,
Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%,
other Christian 4.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1%
(2001) |
28 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé |
|
Catholic 70%, Evangelical 3%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 2%, other
3%, none 19% (2001) |
29 |
Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
|
Catholic 58% Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, Islam 2%, none 10% |
30 |
Solomon Islands |
Honiara Oceania |
|
Church of Melanesia 33%, Roman Catholic 19%, Seventh-Day Adventist
11%, United Church 10%, Christian Fellowship Church 2%, other Christian 4%
(1999) |
31 |
Tonga |
Nukualofa |
|
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) |
32 |
Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
|
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%,
Baha'i 1% |
33 |
United Kingdom |
London |
|
Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%,
Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001) |
34 |
Zambia |
Lusaka |
|
Christian 50%–75%, Islam and Hindu 24%–49%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
35 |
Belarus |
Minsk |
|
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant,
Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
36 |
Norway |
Oslo |
|
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), Pentecostal 1%, Roman
Catholic 1%, other Christian 2% (2004) |
37 |
Denmark |
Copenagen |
|
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%,
Muslim 2% |
38 |
Estonia |
Tallinn |
|
Evangelical Lutheran 14%, Russian Orthodox 13%, other Christian
(including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1%,
unaffiliated 34%, none 6% (2001) |
39 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
|
Evangelical Lutheran 84%, Greek Orthodox 1%, other Christian 1%, none
14% |
40 |
Moldova |
Chisinau |
|
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) |
41 |
Cyprus |
Nicosia |
|
Greek Orthodox 78%, Islam 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and
other 4% |
42 |
Greece |
Athens |
|
Greek Orthodox 98%, Islam 1%, other 1% |
43 |
India |
Delhi |
|
Hindu 81%, Islam 13%, Christian 2%, Sikh 2% (2001) |
44 |
Mauritius |
Port Louis |
|
Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 24%, other Christian 8%, Islam 17% (2000) |
45 |
Nepal |
Kathmandu |
|
Hindu 81%, Buddhist 11%, Islam 4%, Kirant 4% (2001) |
46 |
Suriname |
Paramaribo |
|
Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman
Catholic 22.8%, Islam 19.6%, indigenous 5% |
47 |
Afghanistan |
Kabul |
|
Islam (Sunni 80%, Shiite 19%), other 1% |
48 |
Albania |
Tirana |
|
Islam 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% (est.) |
49 |
Algeria |
Algiers |
|
Islam (Sunni) 99% (state religion), Christian and Jewish 1% |
50 |
Azerbaijan |
Baku |
|
Islam 93%, Russian Orthodox 3%, Armenian Orthodox 2%, other 2% (1995
est.) |
51 |
Bahrain |
Manama |
Islam (Shiite and Sunni) 81%, Christian 9% |
|
52 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
|
Islam 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
53 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
|
Islam 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
54 |
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
|
Islam (official religion) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%,
indigenous beliefs and other 10% |
55 |
Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
|
Islam 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic)
10% |
56 |
Chad |
N'Djamena |
|
Islam 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7% |
57 |
Comoros |
Moroni |
|
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
58 |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
|
Islam 94%, Christian 6% |
59 |
Egypt |
Cairo |
|
Islam (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, Christian 1%, other 6% |
60 |
Eritrea |
Asmara |
|
Islam, Eritrean Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
61 |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
|
Islam 45%–50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%–40%, animist 12%, other 3%–8% |
62 |
Gambia |
Banjul |
|
Islam 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous 1% |
63 |
Guinea |
Georgetown |
|
Islam 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous 7% |
64 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
|
Islam 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%
(1998) |
65 |
Iran |
Tehran |
|
Islam 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%); Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and
Baha'i 2% |
66 |
Iraq |
Baghdad |
|
Islam 97% (Shiite 60%–65%, Sunni 32%–37%), Christian or other 3% |
67 |
Jordan |
Amman |
|
Islam (Sunni) 92%, Christian 6% (mostly Greek Orthodox), other 2% |
68 |
Kazakhstan |
Astana |
|
Islam 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% |
69 |
Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
|
Islam 85% (Sunni 70%, Shiite 30%); Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other
15% |
70 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
|
Islam 75%; Russian Orthodox 20%; other 5% |
71 |
Lebanon |
Beirut |
|
Islam 60% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite/Nusayri),
Christian 39% (Maronite, Melkite, Syrian, Armenian, and Roman Catholic;
Greek, Armenian, and Syrian Orthodox; Chaldean; Assyrian; Copt; Protestant),
other 1% |
72 |
Libya |
Tripoli |
|
Islam (Sunni) 97% |
73 |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
|
Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; Shamanism (East Malaysia) |
74 |
Maldives |
Malé |
|
Islam (Sunni) |
75 |
Mali |
Bamako |
|
Islam 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% |
76 |
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
|
Islam 100% |
77 |
Morocco |
Rabat |
|
Islam 99%, Christian 1% |
78 |
Niger |
Niamey |
|
Islam 80%, indigenous beliefs and Christian 20% |
79 |
Nigeria |
Abuja |
|
Islam 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
80 |
Oman |
Muscat |
|
Islam: Ibadhi 75%, Sunni, Shi'a; Hindu |
81 |
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
|
Islam 97% (Sunni 77%, Shiite 20%); Christian, Hindu, and other 3% |
82 |
Qatar |
Doha |
|
Islam 95% |
83 |
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
|
Islam 100% |
84 |
Senegal |
Dakar |
|
Islam 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous 1% |
85 |
Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
|
Islam 60%, indigenous 30%, Christian 10% |
86 |
Somalia |
Mogadishu |
|
Islam (Sunni) |
87 |
Sudan |
Khartoum |
|
Islam (Sunni) 70% (in north), indigenous 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in
south and Khartoum) |
88 |
Syria |
Damascus |
|
Islam (Sunni) 74%; Alawite, Druze, and other Islamic sects 16%;
Christian (various sects) 10%; Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al
Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
89 |
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
|
Islam: Sunni 85%, Shiite 5%; other 10% (2003 est.) |
90 |
Tunisia |
Tunis |
|
Islam (Sunni) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
91 |
Turkey |
Ankara |
|
Islam (mostly Sunni) 99.8%, other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
92 |
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
|
Islam 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
93 |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
|
Islam 96% (Sunni 80%, Shiite 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4% |
94 |
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
|
Islam (mostly Sunnis) 88%, Eastern Orthodox 9% |
95 |
Yemen |
Sana'a |
|
Islam (including Sunni and Shiite), small numbers of Jewish,
Christian, and Hindu |
96 |
Angola |
Luanda |
|
Indigenous 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) |
97 |
Benin |
Porto Novo |
|
indigenous 50%, Christian 30%, Islam 20% |
98 |
Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
|
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Islam 20% |
99 |
Central African Republic |
Bangui |
|
indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant and Roman Catholic (both with
animist influence) 25% each, Islam 15% |
100 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
|
|
indigenous 25%–40%, Islam 35%–40%, Christian 20%–30% (2001) |
101 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
|
indigenous beliefs 50%, Islam 45%, Christian 5% |
102 |
Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
|
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Islam 7% |
103 |
Togo |
Lomé |
|
Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Islam 20% |
104 |
Israel |
Jerusalem |
|
Judaism 77%, Islam 16%, Christian 2%, Druze 2% (2003) |
105 |
Bhutan |
Thimphu |
|
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
106 |
Iceland |
Reykjavík |
|
Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman
Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%,
other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004) |
107 |
Latvia |
Riga |
|
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
108 |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
|
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish,
Buddhist |
109 |
Macedonia |
Skopje |
|
Macedonian Orthodox 32%, Islam 17% (2002) |
110 |
Mozambique |
Maputo |
|
Mozambique 24%, Islam 18%, Zionist Christian 18%, none 23% (1997) |
111 |
Taiwan |
Taipei |
|
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other
2.5% |
112 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
|
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
113 |
Korea, South |
Seoul |
|
no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%,
other 1% |
114 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
|
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
115 |
Tanzania |
Dodoma |
|
mainland: Christian 30%, Islam 35%, indigenous 35%; Zanzibar: more
than 99% Islam |
116 |
China |
Beijing |
Atheist |
Officially atheist; Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%–4%,
Muslim 1%–2% (2002 est.) |
117 |
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
|
Orthodox 84%, Islam 10%, Armenian-Gregorian 4%, Catholic 1% (2002) |
118 |
Montenegro |
Podgorica |
|
Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic |
119 |
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
|
Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other
12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
120 |
Cuba |
Havana |
|
predominantly Roman Catholic and Santería (Afro-Cuban syncretic
religion) |
121 |
Germany |
Berlin |
|
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Islam 4%, Unaffiliated or other
28% |
122 |
Jamaica |
Kingston |
|
Protestant 61.3%, (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church
2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic
4%, other including some spiritual cults 34.7% |
123 |
Kenya |
Nairobi |
|
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Islam
10%, others 2% (note: estimates vary widely) |
124 |
Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
|
Protestant 55%, Assembly of God 26%, Roman Catholic 8%, Bukot nan
Jesus 3%, Mormon 2%, other Christian 4%, none 2% (1999) |
125 |
United States |
Washington D.C. |
|
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%,
none 10% (2002) |
126 |
Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
|
Presbyterian 31%, Anglican 13%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-Day
Adventist 11%, other Christian 14%, indigenous beliefs 6% (including Jon Frum
Cargo cult), none 1% |
127 |
Andorra |
Andorra |
|
Roman Catholic (predominant) |
128 |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
|
Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
129 |
Australia |
Canberra |
|
Roman Catholic 26%, Anglican 21%, other Christian 21%, Buddhist 2%,
Islam 2%, other 1%, none 15% (2001) |
130 |
Austria |
Vienna |
|
Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 5%, Islam 4%, none 12% (2001) |
131 |
Belgium |
Brussels |
|
Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
132 |
Belize |
Belmopan |
|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7%, Anglican 5%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Mennonite 4%, Methodist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses
2%), none 9%, other 14% (2000) |
133 |
Bolivia |
Sucre |
|
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% |
134 |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
|
Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 15%, Spiritualist 1%, none 7% (2000) |
135 |
Burundi |
Bujumbura |
|
Roman Catholic 62%, indigenous 23%, Islam 10%, Protestant 5% |
136 |
Canada |
Ottawa |
|
Roman Catholic 43%, Protestant 23% (including United Church 10%,
Anglican 7%, Baptist 2%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4%, Muslim 2%, none
16% (2001) |
137 |
Cape Verde |
Praia |
|
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly
Church of the Nazarene) |
138 |
Chile |
Santiago |
|
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, small Jewish population |
139 |
Colombia |
Bogota |
|
Roman Catholic 90% |
140 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa |
|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Islam 10%; other
syncretic and indigenous 10% |
141 |
Costa Rica |
San José |
|
Roman Catholic 76%, Evangelical 14%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other
Protestant 1%, other 5%, none 3% |
142 |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
|
Roman Catholic 88%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 1%, other Christian less than
1%, none 5% (2001) |
143 |
Czech Republic |
Prague |
|
Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 2%, unaffiliated 59% (2001) |
144 |
Dominica |
Roseau |
|
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2% |
145 |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
|
Roman Catholic 95% |
146 |
East Timor |
Dili |
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Islam 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist,
animist (1992 est.) |
147 |
Ecuador |
Quito |
|
Roman Catholic 95% |
148 |
France |
Paris |
|
Roman Catholic 83%–88%, Protestant 2%, Islam 5%–10%, Jewish 1%,
unaffiliated 4% |
149 |
Grenada |
St. George's |
|
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 14%, other Protestant 33% |
150 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
|
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
151 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
|
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%,
Adventist 1%, other 1%), other 3%, none 1%. Note: roughly half the population
practices Vaudou |
152 |
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
|
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3% |
153 |
Hungary |
Budapest |
|
Roman Catholic 52%, Calvinist 16%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 3%,
other Christian 1%, unaffiliated 15% (2001) |
154 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
|
Roman Catholic 88%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 2%, none 4% |
155 |
Italy |
Rome |
|
Roman Catholic approx. 90%, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic |
156 |
Kiribati |
Tarawa |
|
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day
Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1999) |
157 |
Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
|
Roman Catholic, 77%, Protestant, 7%; unknown, 11% (2002) |
158 |
Lithuania |
Vilnius |
|
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4%, Protestant (including
Lutheran, evangelical Christian Baptist) 2%, none 10% (2001) |
159 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
|
Roman Catholic 87%; Protestant, Jewish, Islamic 13% (2000) |
160 |
Malta |
Valletta |
|
Roman Catholic 98% |
161 |
Micronesia |
Palikir |
|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47% |
162 |
Monaco |
Monaco |
|
Roman Catholic 90% |
163 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
|
Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Islam 6%, none
41% (2002) |
164 |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
|
Roman Catholic 73%, Evangelical 15%, Moravian 2%, none 9% (1995) |
165 |
Palau |
Melekeok |
|
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 23%, Modekngei 9% (indigenous),
Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, Latter-Day Saints 1%, other
religion 3%, unspecified or none 16% (2000) |
166 |
Panama |
Panama City |
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
167 |
Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
|
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London
Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day
Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34% |
168 |
Paraguay |
Asunción |
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, other Protestant 10% |
169 |
Peru |
Lima |
|
Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Christian 1%,
unspecified or none 16% (2003 est.) |
170 |
Philippines |
Manila |
|
Roman Catholic 81%, Evangelical 3%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2%, Aglipayan
2%, other Christian 5%, Islam 5% (2000) |
171 |
Poland |
Warsaw |
|
Roman Catholic 90% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1%,
Protestant and other (2002) |
172 |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
|
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995) |
173 |
Romania |
Bucharest |
|
Romanian Orthodox 87%, Protestant 8%, Roman Catholic 5%, Islam and
other (2002) |
174 |
Rwanda |
Kigali |
|
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Islam 4.6%, indigenous
beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) |
175 |
St. Lucia |
Castries |
|
Roman Catholic 68%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 6%,
Evangelical 2%, Anglican 2%, other Christian 5%, Rastafarian 2%, none 5%
(2001) |
176 |
San Marino |
San Marino |
|
Roman Catholic |
177 |
Seychelles |
Victoria |
|
Roman Catholic 83%, Anglican 6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other
Christian 3%, Hindu 2%, Muslim 1%, none 1%
|
178 |
Slovakia |
Bratislava |
|
Roman Catholic 69%, Protestant 11%, Greek Catholic 4%, none 13%
(2001) |
179 |
Spain |
Madrid |
|
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
180 |
Switzerland |
Bern |
|
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 35%, Orthodox 2%, Muslim 4%, none 11%
(2000) |
181 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
|
Roman Catholic 26%, Anglican 8%, Baptist 7%, Pentecostal 7%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 6%, Hindu 22%, Islam 6%, none 2% |
182 |
Uganda |
Kampala |
|
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Islam 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% |
183 |
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
|
Roman Catholic 66%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1% |
184 |
Vatican City (Holy See) |
Vatican City |
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Roman Catholic. |
185 |
Venezuela |
Caracas |
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Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2% |
186 |
Russia |
Moscow |
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Russian Orthodox 15%–20%, other Christian 2%, Islam 10%–15% (2006
est.; includes practicing worshippers only) |
187 |
Serbia |
Belgrade |
|
Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
188 |
Japan |
Tokyo |
|
Shintoist and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
188 |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
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syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian
25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
190 |
Cambodia |
Bogota |
Theravada Buddhist 95%, others 5% |
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191 |
Liberia |
Monrovia |
|
traditional 40%, Christian 40%, Islam 20% |
192 |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
|
Ukrainian Orthodox (Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Moscow Patriarchate 9%, no
particular division 16%), Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian
Autocephalous Orthodox 2%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004) |
193 |
South Africa |
Pretoria |
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Zion Christian 11%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8%, Catholic 7%,
Methodist 7%, Dutch Reformed 7%, Anglican 4%, other Christian 36%, Islam 2%,
none 15% (2001) |
194 |
Swaziland |
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Zionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship)
40%; Roman Catholic 20%; Muslim 10%; Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon,
Jewish, and other 30% |
195 |
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Proposed States
196 |
Western Sahara (proposed state) |
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Islam |
197 |
Palestinian State (proposed) |
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West Bank: Islam 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and
other 8%; Gaza Strip: Islam 98.7% (predominantly Sunni), Christian 0.7%,
Jewish 0.6%. |
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