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-- Select Variable --
Adherents: Baha'is
Adherents: Buddhists
Adherents: ----Mahayanists
Adherents: ----Theravadins
Adherents: ----Lamaists
Adherents: Chinese folk-religionists
Adherents: Christians
Adherents: ----unaffiliated Christians
Adherents: ----Orthodox
Adherents: ----Catholics
Adherents: ----Protestants
Adherents: ----Independents
Adherents: Daoists
Adherents: Confucianists
Adherents: Ethnic religionists
Adherents: Hindus
Adherents: ----Vaishnavites
Adherents: ----Shaivites
Adherents: ----Saktists
Adherents: Jains
Adherents: Jews
Adherents: Muslims
Adherents: ----Sunnis
Adherents: ----Shias
Adherents: ----Islamic schismatics
Adherents: New religionists
Adherents: Shintoists
Adherents: Sikhs
Adherents: Spiritists
Adherents: Zoroastrians
Adherents: Non-Religious
Adherents: ----Agnostics
Adherents: ----Atheists
Area in square miles
Civil Liberties 2009: 1-7 (lower = more freedom)
Civil Liberties: Assoc /Organ Rights: 0-12
Civil Liberties: Freedom House 1-7 (low=most free)
Civil Liberties: Freedom of Expression 0-16
Civil Liberties: Political Rights 1-7 (low=free)
Civil Liberties: Status 1 free to 3 not free
Constitution: Current as of
Constitution: Freedom of religion?
Constitution: Is there a constitution?
Constitution: Last Amended
Constitution: Non-discrimination?
Constitution: Official religion?
Economics: Exports in Millions of US Dollars
Economics: Freedom Index 0-100
Economics: Gross Domestic Product
Economics: Gross National Income per Capita
Economics: Imports in Millions in US Dollars
Education: Adult Literacy Rate
Education: Primary School Enrollment
Education: Religious Education Mandatory
Education: Secondary School Enrollment
Fertility Rate
Gender: Inequality Index (2013)
Government Favoritism of Religion Index
Government: Composite Index of National Capability
Government: Polity Description
Government: Polity Score (-10 to 10)
Government: Religious Requirements
Health: HIV Prevalence
Health: Infant Mortality Rate
Health: Life Expectancy in Years
Human Development: Index
Human Development: Ranking
Human Development: Tier (1 high to 4 lowest)
Judicial Independence Composite Score
Majority Religion: Name
Majority Religion: Population
Majority Religions: State Regulation
Migration: Net Rate (2012)
Military Expenditure: Percent of GDP (2012)
Minority Religions: Discrimination (0-10)
Minority Religions: Discrimination Index (0-108)
Minority Religions: Discrimination, Ranking
Minority Religions: Societal Discrimination
Minority Religions: Societal Discrimination (0-81)
Minority Religions: State Discrimination
Non-preferred Religions: (G1) Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: (G1) Composite Tier
Non-preferred Religions: (G1) Official Status
Non-preferred Religions: (G2) Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: (G2) Composite Tier
Non-preferred Religions: (G2) Religious Education
Non-preferred Religions: (G3) Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: (G3) Composite Tier
Non-preferred Religions: (G3) Financial Support
Non-preferred Religions: (G4) Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: (G4) Composite Tier
Non-preferred Religions: (G4) Regulations
Non-preferred Religions: (G5) Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: (G5) Composite Tier
Non-preferred Religions: (G5): Free Exercise
Non-preferred Religions: Summary Composite (1-247)
Non-preferred Religions: Summary Score
Non-preferred Religions: Summary Tier
Official and National Language(s)
Official Religion
Official Religion: Level (0 min to 4 max)
Official Support: Formal relationship with state
Population
Population: Urban growth
Population: Urban Percentage
Preferred Religion(s): Name
Preferred Religion: (G1) Composite (1-232)
Preferred Religion: (G1) Composite Tier (1-4)
Preferred Religion: (G1) Official Status
Preferred Religion: (G2) Composite (1-222)
Preferred Religion: (G2) Composite Tier (1-4)
Preferred Religion: (G2) Religious Education
Preferred Religion: (G3) Composite (1-211)
Preferred Religion: (G3) Composite Tier (1-4)
Preferred Religion: (G3) Financial Support
Preferred Religion: (G4) Composite (1-245)
Preferred Religion: (G4) Composite Tier (1-4)
Preferred Religion: (G4) Regulations
Preferred Religion: (G5) Composite (1-244)
Preferred Religion: (G5) Composite Tier (1-4)
Preferred Religion: (G5) Free Exercise
Preferred Religion: Summary Composite (1-247)
Preferred Religion: Summary Score
Preferred Religion: Summary Tier (1-4)
Proselytizing: Legal?
Proselytizing: Limits
RAS3: Religious Discrimination (0-10)
RAS3: Legislative Support Index
RAS3: Majority Religion Index (1-179)
RAS3: Majority Religion Regulation (0-87)
RAS3: Majority Religion Tier (1-4)
RAS3: Official Support (0-14)
RAS3: Official Support Index (1-179)
RAS3: Official Support Tier (1-4)
RAS3: Religious Discrimination Index (0-108)
RAS3: Religious Discrimination Ranking
RAS3: Religious Discrimination Ranking (1-179)
RAS3: Religious Discrimination Tier (1-4)
RAS3: Separation Index (0-2)
Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom: Respected by Government?
Religious Freedom: 2008
Religious Freedom: Marshall Scale (2007)
Religious Freedom: Protected?
Religious Freedom: Score (2008)
Religious Legislation: Composite Score (2008)
Religious Legislation: Index (0-52 lower = less)
Religious Persecution: Number of people
Religious Registration: Consequences
Religious Registration: Sometimes denied?
Religious Regulation: 0-87 (lower = less reg)
Religious Regulation: Composite Measure (2008)
Religious Regulation: Government Score (2008)
Religious Regulation: Nation Ranking
Religious Regulation: Summary Score (0-10)
Separation: Religion and State Score (2008)
Social Regulation: Index 2008
State funding of religion
State Funding of Religion: 0-10 (lower=less)
State Funding of Religion: Exclusivity
State Funding of Religion: Nation Ranking
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Population
NATION
REGION
DEMTOTPP
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Afghanistan
South-Central Asia
32771427
Akrotiri
Western Asia
Albania
Southern Europe
3198820
Algeria
Northern Africa
40504375
American Samoa
Polynesia
55538
Andorra
Southern Europe
70473
Angola
Middle Africa
22804024
Anguilla
Caribbean
14614
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean
91818
Argentina
South America
43416755
Armenia
Western Asia
3010275
Aruba
Caribbean
103889
Australia
Australia/New Zealand
23243118
Austria
Western Europe
8580128
Azerbaijan
Western Asia
9592978
Bahamas, The
Caribbean
388019
Bahrain
Western Asia
1367431
Bangladesh
South-Central Asia
162991294
Barbados
Caribbean
284215
Belarus
Eastern Europe
9098260
Belgium
Western Europe
11345090
Belize
Central America
359287
Benin
Western Africa
10872078
Bermuda
Northern America
62004
Bhutan
South-Central Asia
794009
Bolivia
South America
10724705
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southern Europe
3830429
Botswana
Southern Africa
2057731
Bougainville
Melanesia
Brazil
South America
207847528
British Indian Ocean Territory
Eastern Africa
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean
30117
Brunei
South-Eastern Asia
427504
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
7121005
Burkina Faso
Western Africa
17890419
Burma (Myanmar)
South-Eastern Asia
54348931
Burundi
Eastern Africa
10720668
Cambodia
South-Eastern Asia
15951716
Cameroon
Middle Africa
23395368
Canada
Northern America
35939927
Cape Verde
Western Africa
515590
Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean
24861
Cayman Islands
Caribbean
59967
Central African Republic
Middle Africa
4792321
Chad
Middle Africa
13750786
Channel Islands
Northern Europe
163692
Chile
South America
17948141
China
Eastern Asia
1409051936
China-Tibet
Eastern Asia
Christmas Island
Australia/New Zealand
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia/New Zealand
Colombia
South America
48228704
Comoros
Eastern Africa
768116
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Middle Africa
71332966
Congo, Republic of the
Middle Africa
4552570
Cook Islands
Polynesia
20833
Costa Rica
Central America
4807850
Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa
21489193
Croatia
Southern Europe
4227637
Cuba
Caribbean
11389562
Curacao
Caribbean
157203
Cyprus
Western Asia
1171295
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
10697581
Denmark
Northern Europe
5602119
Dhekelia
Western Asia
Djibouti
Eastern Africa
902766
Dominica
Caribbean
72680
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
10528391
Ecuador
South America
16144363
Egypt
Northern Africa
84731705
El Salvador
Central America
6126583
Equatorial Guinea
Middle Africa
802582
Eritrea
Eastern Africa
6915394
Estonia
Northern Europe
1282158
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa
99129276
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
South America
2903
Faroe Islands
Northern Europe
48199
Fiji
Melanesia
892739
Finland
Northern Europe
5407533
France
Western Europe
64617513
French Guiana
South America
268606
French Polynesia
Polynesia
282764
Gabon
Middle Africa
1749312
Gambia, The
Western Africa
1978230
Georgia
Western Asia
4200269
Germany
Western Europe
83673034
Ghana
Western Africa
26726451
Gibraltar
Southern Europe
32217
Greece
Southern Europe
11045704
Greenland
Northern America
56186
Grenada
Caribbean
106825
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
468450
Guam
Micronesia (region)
169885
Guatemala
Central America
16342897
Guernsey
Northern Europe
Guinea
Western Africa
12120643
Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa
1802849
Guyana
South America
767085
Haiti
Caribbean
10711067
Honduras
Central America
8075060
Hong Kong
Eastern Asia
7230324
Hungary
Eastern Europe
9898360
Iceland
Northern Europe
331577
India
South-Central Asia
1286796957
Indonesia
South-Eastern Asia
254888400
Iran
South-Central Asia
79859799
Iraq
Western Asia
36702850
Ireland
Northern Europe
4602117
Isle of Man
Northern Europe
87780
Israel
Western Asia
7475028
Italy
Southern Europe
61007082
Jamaica
Caribbean
2793335
Japan
Eastern Asia
126978723
Jersey
Northern Europe
Jordan
Western Asia
7461324
Kazakhstan
South-Central Asia
16819537
Kenya
Eastern Africa
46914704
Kiribati
Micronesia (region)
112423
Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of
Eastern Asia
25315685
Korea, (South) Republic of
Eastern Asia
49440401
Kosovo
Southern Europe
2176336
Kuwait
Western Asia
3358520
Kyrgyzstan
South-Central Asia
5558453
Laos
South-Eastern Asia
6874918
Latvia
Northern Europe
2082349
Lebanon
Western Asia
5303566
Lesotho
Southern Africa
2128796
Liberia
Western Africa
4091230
Libya
Northern Africa
6111592
Liechtenstein
Western Europe
37531
Lithuania
Northern Europe
3101492
Luxembourg
Western Europe
567731
Macau
Eastern Asia
587606
Macedonia
Southern Europe
2116556
Madagascar
Eastern Africa
24284887
Malawi
Eastern Africa
17102854
Malaysia
South-Eastern Asia
30599495
Maldives
South-Central Asia
359259
Mali
Western Africa
16111241
Malta
Southern Europe
429868
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (region)
52993
Martinique
Caribbean
396425
Mauritania
Western Africa
4073565
Mauritius
Eastern Africa
1260324
Mayotte
Eastern Africa
240015
Mexico
Central America
127017224
Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia (region)
104460
Moldova
Eastern Europe
3357294
Monaco
Western Europe
37731
Mongolia
Eastern Asia
2914808
Montenegro
Southern Europe
622128
Montserrat
Caribbean
5125
Morocco
Northern Africa
35095850
Mozambique
Eastern Africa
27127200
Namibia
Southern Africa
2402852
Nauru
Micronesia (region)
10222
Nepal
South-Central Asia
28763546
Netherlands
Western Europe
16803052
New Caledonia
Melanesia
263118
New Zealand
Australia/New Zealand
4640506
Nicaragua
Central America
6082032
Niger
Western Africa
19279341
Nigeria
Western Africa
183705125
Niue
Polynesia
1610
Norfolk Island
Australia/New Zealand
Northern Cyprus
Western Asia
285158
Northern Mariana Islands
Micronesia (region)
55070
Norway
Northern Europe
5111704
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Western Asia
4484840
Oman
Western Asia
5385543
Pakistan
South-Central Asia
186679721
Palau
Micronesia (region)
21291
Panama
Central America
3929141
Papua New Guinea
Melanesia
7613295
Paraguay
South America
6639123
Peru
South America
31376670
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia
102696292
Pitcairn Islands
Polynesia
51
Poland
Eastern Europe
38175924
Portugal
Southern Europe
10545142
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
3683238
Qatar
Western Asia
2219555
Reunion
Eastern Africa
861154
Romania
Eastern Europe
21616761
Russia
Eastern Europe
141316456
Rwanda
Eastern Africa
11973787
Saint Barthelemy
Caribbean
Saint Helena
Western Africa
3961
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean
55572
Saint Lucia
Caribbean
184999
Saint Martin
Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Northern America
6288
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean
109462
Samoa
Polynesia
193944
San Marino
Southern Europe
31781
Sao Tome and Principe
Middle Africa
198878
Saudi Arabia
Western Asia
30526484
Senegal
Western Africa
15056634
Serbia
Southern Europe
7260705
Seychelles
Eastern Africa
96471
Sierra Leone
Western Africa
6641331
Singapore
South-Eastern Asia
5637429
Sint Maarten
Caribbean
38745
Slovakia
Eastern Europe
5445489
Slovenia
Southern Europe
2066253
Solomon Islands
Melanesia
585812
Somalia
Eastern Africa
11148390
Somaliland
Eastern Africa
South Africa
Southern Africa
52797022
South Sudan
Eastern Africa
12339812
Spain
Southern Europe
46020824
Spanish North Africa
Northern Africa
Sri Lanka
South-Central Asia
21978324
Sudan
Northern Africa
26896430
Suriname
South America
542975
Svalbard
Northern Europe
Swaziland
Southern Africa
1248653
Sweden
Northern Europe
9544227
Switzerland
Western Europe
8435008
Syria
Western Asia
19314458
Taiwan
Eastern Asia
23615997
Tajikistan
South-Central Asia
8639181
Tanzania
Eastern Africa
52206745
Thailand
South-Eastern Asia
69251151
Timor-Leste
South-Eastern Asia
1242030
Togo
Western Africa
7193514
Tokelau
Polynesia
1250
Tonga
Polynesia
106170
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean
1360088
Tunisia
Northern Africa
11201500
Turkey
Western Asia
77194741
Turkmenistan
South-Central Asia
5363940
Turks and Caicos Islands
Caribbean
34339
Tuvalu
Polynesia
9916
Uganda
Eastern Africa
40227743
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
43890075
United Arab Emirates
Western Asia
9269047
United Kingdom
Northern Europe
64031663
United States (General)
Northern America
321773631
Uruguay
South America
3431555
Uzbekistan
South-Central Asia
29460110
Vanuatu
Melanesia
263849
Vatican City
Southern Europe
800
Venezuela
South America
31108083
Vietnam
South-Eastern Asia
93596977
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Caribbean
106291
Wallis and Futuna
Polynesia
13151
Western Sahara
Northern Africa
572540
Yemen
Western Asia
25633798
Zambia
Eastern Africa
15593360
Zimbabwe
Eastern Africa
16041568
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