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Variables: Name of major religious denomination of majority of population (see note) (MAJRELNAME)1



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Afghanistan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Akrotiri Western Asia
Albania Southern Europe Sunni Muslim
Algeria Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
American Samoa Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Andorra Southern Europe Catholic
Angola Middle Africa Catholic
Anguilla Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Antarctica Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Argentina South America Catholic
Armenia Western Asia Orthodox
Aruba Caribbean Catholic
Australia Australia/New Zealand Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Austria Western Europe Catholic
Azerbaijan Western Asia Shia Muslim
Bahamas, The Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Bahrain Western Asia Shia Muslim
Bangladesh South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Barbados Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Belarus Eastern Europe Orthodox
Belgium Western Europe Catholic
Belize Central America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Benin Western Africa Catholic
Bermuda Northern America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Bhutan South-Central Asia Vajrayana Buddhist
Bolivia South America Catholic
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe Sunni Muslim
Botswana Southern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Bougainville Melanesia
Brazil South America Catholic
British Indian Ocean Territory Eastern Africa
British Virgin Islands Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Brunei South-Eastern Asia Sunni Muslim
Bulgaria Eastern Europe Orthodox
Burkina Faso Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Burma (Myanmar) South-Eastern Asia Theravada Buddhist
Burundi Eastern Africa Catholic
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia Theravada Buddhist
Cameroon Middle Africa Catholic
Canada Northern America Catholic
Cape Verde Western Africa Catholic
Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean Catholic
Cayman Islands Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Central African Republic Middle Africa Catholic
Chad Middle Africa Sunni Muslim
Channel Islands Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Chile South America Catholic
China Eastern Asia Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
China-Tibet Eastern Asia
Christmas Island Australia/New Zealand
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia/New Zealand
Colombia South America Catholic
Comoros Eastern Africa Muslim (all denominations combined)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Middle Africa Catholic
Congo, Republic of the Middle Africa Catholic
Cook Islands Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Costa Rica Central America Catholic
Cote d'Ivoire Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Croatia Southern Europe Catholic
Cuba Caribbean Catholic
Curacao Caribbean Catholic
Cyprus Western Asia Orthodox
Czech Republic Eastern Europe Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Denmark Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Dhekelia Western Asia
Djibouti Eastern Africa Sunni Muslim
Dominica Caribbean Catholic
Dominican Republic Caribbean Catholic
Ecuador South America Catholic
Egypt Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
El Salvador Central America Catholic
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa Catholic
Eritrea Eastern Africa Sunni Muslim
Estonia Northern Europe Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Ethiopia Eastern Africa Orthodox
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) South America Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Faroe Islands Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Fiji Melanesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Finland Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
France Western Europe Catholic
French Guiana South America Catholic
French Polynesia Polynesia Catholic
Gabon Middle Africa Catholic
Gambia, The Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Georgia Western Asia Orthodox
Germany Western Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Ghana Western Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Gibraltar Southern Europe Catholic
Greece Southern Europe Orthodox
Greenland Northern America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Grenada Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Guadeloupe Caribbean Catholic
Guam Micronesia (region) Catholic
Guatemala Central America Catholic
Guernsey Northern Europe
Guinea Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa Ethnoreligionist (incl. Animist, Shamanist)
Guyana South America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Haiti Caribbean Christian Syncretic
Honduras Central America Catholic
Hong Kong Eastern Asia Chinese Folk Religionist
Hungary Eastern Europe Catholic
Iceland Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
India South-Central Asia Hindu
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia Sunni Muslim
Iran South-Central Asia Shia Muslim
Iraq Western Asia Shia Muslim
Ireland Northern Europe Catholic
Isle of Man Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Israel Western Asia Jewish
Italy Southern Europe Catholic
Jamaica Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Japan Eastern Asia Mahayana Buddhist
Jersey Northern Europe
Jordan Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Kazakhstan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Kenya Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Kiribati Micronesia (region) Catholic
Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of Eastern Asia Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Korea, (South) Republic of Eastern Asia Mahayana Buddhist
Kosovo Southern Europe Sunni Muslim
Kuwait Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Kyrgyzstan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Laos South-Eastern Asia Theravada Buddhist
Latvia Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Lebanon Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Lesotho Southern Africa Catholic
Liberia Western Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Libya Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
Liechtenstein Western Europe Catholic
Lithuania Northern Europe Catholic
Luxembourg Western Europe Catholic
Macau Eastern Asia Chinese Folk Religionist
Macedonia Southern Europe Orthodox
Madagascar Eastern Africa Ethnoreligionist (incl. Animist, Shamanist)
Malawi Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia Sunni Muslim
Maldives South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Mali Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Malta Southern Europe Catholic
Marshall Islands Micronesia (region) Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Martinique Caribbean Catholic
Mauritania Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Mauritius Eastern Africa Hindu
Mayotte Eastern Africa Sunni Muslim
Mexico Central America Catholic
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (region) Catholic
Moldova Eastern Europe Orthodox
Monaco Western Europe Catholic
Mongolia Eastern Asia Vajrayana Buddhist
Montenegro Southern Europe Orthodox
Montserrat Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Morocco Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
Mozambique Eastern Africa Catholic
Namibia Southern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Nauru Micronesia (region) Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Nepal South-Central Asia Hindu
Netherlands Western Europe Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
New Caledonia Melanesia Catholic
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Nicaragua Central America Catholic
Niger Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Nigeria Western Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Niue Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Norfolk Island Australia/New Zealand
Northern Cyprus Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Northern Mariana Islands Micronesia (region) Catholic
Norway Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Occupied Palestinian Territories Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Oman Western Asia Ibadi Muslim
Pakistan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Palau Micronesia (region) Catholic
Panama Central America Catholic
Papua New Guinea Melanesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Paraguay South America Catholic
Peru South America Catholic
Philippines South-Eastern Asia Catholic
Pitcairn Islands Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Poland Eastern Europe Catholic
Portugal Southern Europe Catholic
Puerto Rico Caribbean Catholic
Qatar Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Reunion Eastern Africa Catholic
Romania Eastern Europe Orthodox
Russia Eastern Europe Orthodox
Rwanda Eastern Africa Catholic
Saint Barthelemy Caribbean
Saint Helena Western Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Saint Lucia Caribbean Catholic
Saint Martin Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern America Catholic
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Samoa Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
San Marino Southern Europe Catholic
Sao Tome and Principe Middle Africa Catholic
Saudi Arabia Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Senegal Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Serbia Southern Europe Orthodox
Seychelles Eastern Africa Catholic
Sierra Leone Western Africa Sunni Muslim
Singapore South-Eastern Asia Sunni Muslim
Sint Maarten Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Slovakia Eastern Europe Catholic
Slovenia Southern Europe Catholic
Solomon Islands Melanesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Somalia Eastern Africa Sunni Muslim
Somaliland Eastern Africa
South Africa Southern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
South Sudan Eastern Africa Catholic
Spain Southern Europe Catholic
Spanish North Africa Northern Africa
Sri Lanka South-Central Asia Theravada Buddhist
Sudan Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
Suriname South America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Svalbard Northern Europe
Swaziland Southern Africa Christian Syncretic
Sweden Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Switzerland Western Europe Catholic
Syria Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Taiwan Eastern Asia Chinese Folk Religionist
Tajikistan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Tanzania Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Thailand South-Eastern Asia Theravada Buddhist
Timor-Leste South-Eastern Asia Catholic
Togo Western Africa Ethnoreligionist (incl. Animist, Shamanist)
Tokelau Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Tonga Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Tunisia Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
Turkey Western Asia Sunni Muslim
Turkmenistan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Tuvalu Polynesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Uganda Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Ukraine Eastern Europe Orthodox
United Arab Emirates Western Asia Sunni Muslim
United Kingdom Northern Europe Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
United States (General) Northern America Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Uruguay South America Catholic
Uzbekistan South-Central Asia Sunni Muslim
Vanuatu Melanesia Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Vatican City Southern Europe Catholic
Venezuela South America Catholic
Vietnam South-Eastern Asia Not Religious (incl. Atheist)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Caribbean Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Wallis and Futuna Polynesia Catholic
Western Sahara Northern Africa Sunni Muslim
Yemen Western Asia Shia Muslim
Zambia Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa Protestant (incl. Anglican, Pentecostal)
     


Sources

1 The Religious Characteristics of States Dataset Project: Demographics reports annual estimates of religious demographics, both country by country and region by region. It estimates populations and percentages of adherents of 100 religious denominations including second level subdivisions within Christianity and Islam. The RCS Data Project would like to acknowledge, recognize, and express our deepest gratitude for the significant contributions of Todd M. Johnson, the principal investigator of the World Christian Database, the co-principal investigator of the World Religion Database, and co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia series.

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