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RussiaRussiaIslamRussian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
CanadaCanadaIslamRoman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
United StatesUnited StatesIslamProtestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
ChinaChinaIslamDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
AustraliaAustraliaIslamCatholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census)
IndiaIndiaIslamHindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
KazakhstanKazakhstanIslamMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaIslamMuslim 100%
IndonesiaIndonesiaIslamMuslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
IranIranIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%
MongoliaMongoliaIslamBuddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
ChadChadIslamMuslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
NigerNigerIslamMuslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
MaliMaliIslamMuslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
South AfricaSouth AfricaIslamZion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
EthiopiaEthiopiaIslamChristian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)
MauritaniaMauritaniaIslamMuslim 100%
EgyptEgyptIslam, Sunni IslamMuslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
TanzaniaTanzaniaIslammainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%;Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
NigeriaNigeriaIslamMuslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
MozambiqueMozambiqueIslamCatholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
PakistanPakistanIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
TurkeyTurkeyIslam, Sunni IslamMuslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
ZambiaZambiaIslamChristian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
BurmaBurmaIslamBuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
FranceFranceIslamRoman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Ubangi-ShariUbangi-ShariIslamindigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
MadagascarMadagascarIslamindigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
KenyaKenyaIslamProtestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
YemenYemenIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
ThailandThailandIslamBuddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistanIslamMuslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
CameroonCameroonIslamindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
SwedenSwedenIslamLutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
UzbekistanUzbekistanIslamMuslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
MoroccoMoroccoIslamMuslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
IraqIraqIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
ZimbabweZimbabweIslamsyncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
GermanyGermanyIslamProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Congo-BrazzavilleCongo-BrazzavilleIslamChristian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
VietnamVietnamIslamBuddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
MalaysiaMalaysiaIslamMuslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
NorwayNorwayIslamChurch of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireIslamMuslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.)
OmanOmanIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamIbadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25%
ItalyItalyIslamRoman Catholic 90% (approximately;about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
PhilippinesPhilippinesIslamRoman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Burkina FasoBurkina FasoIslamMuslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
GabonGabonIslamChristian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Western SaharaWestern SaharaIslamMuslim
GuineaGuineaIslamMuslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
United KingdomUnited KingdomIslamChristian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
UgandaUgandaIslamRoman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
GhanaGhanaIslamChristian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
RomaniaRomaniaIslamEastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
GuyanaGuyanaIslamHindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)
BelarusBelarusIslamEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanIslamMuslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
SenegalSenegalIslamMuslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
SyriaSyriaAlawi faith, Druze faith, Islam, Sunni IslamSunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
CambodiaCambodiaIslamBuddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (1998 census)
SurinameSurinameIslamHindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
TunisiaTunisiaIslamMuslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
NepalNepalIslamHindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
BangladeshBangladeshIslamMuslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)
GreeceGreeceIslamGreek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
MalawiMalawiIslamChristian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
EritreaEritreaIslamMuslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
BeninBeninIslamChristian 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)
LiberiaLiberiaIslamChristian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
BulgariaBulgariaIslamBulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijanIslamMuslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
AustriaAustriaIslamRoman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
EmiratesEmiratesIslam, Shia IslamMuslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
SerbiaSerbiaIslamSerbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneIslamMuslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
GeorgiaGeorgiaIslamOrthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
Sri LankaSri LankaIslamBuddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
TogoTogoIslamChristian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
CroatiaCroatiaIslamRoman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaIslamMuslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
DenmarkDenmarkIslamEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
NetherlandsNetherlandsIslamRoman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandIslamRoman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauIslamMuslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
AlbaniaAlbaniaIslamMuslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
BurundiBurundiIslamChristian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
RwandaRwandaIslamRoman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
MacedoniaMacedoniaIslamMacedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
DjiboutiDjiboutiIslamMuslim 94%, Christian 6%
IsraelIsraelDruze faith, IslamJewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
SloveniaSloveniaIslamCatholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
FijiFijiIslamChristian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census)
KuwaitKuwaitIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
SwazilandSwazilandIslamZionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
Timor-LesteTimor-LesteIslamRoman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
MontenegroMontenegroIslamOrthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)
QatarQatarIslamMuslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
KosovoKosovoIslamMuslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
LebanonLebanonAlawi faith, Druze faith, Islam, Ismaili faith, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
CyprusCyprusIslamGreek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%
West BankWest BankIslam, Sunni IslamMuslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
BruneiBruneiIslamMuslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoIslamRoman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
LuxembourgLuxembourgIslamRoman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
MauritiusMauritiusIslamHindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
KiribatiKiribatiIslamRoman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
BahrainBahrainIslam, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamMuslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
SingaporeSingaporeIslamBuddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
SeychellesSeychellesIslamRoman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
MayotteMayotteIslamMuslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
Gaza StripGaza StripIslam, Sunni IslamMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%
Christmas IslandChristmas IslandIslamBuddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
GibraltarGibraltarIslamRoman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
EUEUIslamRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
DRCDRCIslamRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
The GambiaThe GambiaIslamMuslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
SudanSudanSunni IslamSunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
AlgeriaAlgeriaSunni IslamSunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
LibyaLibyaSunni IslamSunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
AfghanistanAfghanistanShia Islam, Sunni IslamSunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
SomaliaSomaliaSunni IslamSunni Muslim
TajikistanTajikistanShia Islam, Sunni IslamSunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
JordanJordanDruze faith, Shia Islam, Sunni IslamSunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
ComorosComorosSunni IslamSunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
MaldivesMaldivesSunni IslamSunni Muslim
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) IslandsSunni IslamSunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)

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    • 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). 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.

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