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Catholics
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505,000 |
20,000 |
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DEFINITION: |
Number of Catholics |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 83rd. 24 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 126th. |
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Catholics as percentage
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0.4 |
0.46 |
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DEFINITION: |
Percentage of the total population who are Catholic |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 128th. |
Ranked 125th. 15% more than Japan |
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Catholic > Diocesan priests
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510 |
10 |
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DEFINITION: |
Number of Diocesan Priests |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 44th. 50 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 125th. |
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Catholic > Parishes
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857 |
11 |
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DEFINITION: |
Number of Parishes |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 35th. 77 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 126th. |
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Catholic > Permanent Deacons
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8 |
1 |
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DEFINITION: |
Number of Permanent Deacons |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 43rd. 7 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 73rd. |
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Catholic > Total Priests
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1,605 |
18 |
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DEFINITION: |
Total number of Priests |
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SOURCE: |
Catholic Hierarchy.org |
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Ranked 37th. 88 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 126th. |
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Church attendance
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3% |
10% |
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DEFINITION: |
The percentage of adults surveyed who claimed that they attend Church services one or more times per week. |
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SOURCE: |
World Values Survey |
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Ranked 52nd. |
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Japan |
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Islam > Percentage Muslim
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0.2% |
0.07% |
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DEFINITION: |
Percent of Muslims in each country. |
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SOURCE: |
International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department |
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Ranked 144th. 186% more than Moldova |
Ranked 152nd. |
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Islam > Population
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254,834 |
3,118 |
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DEFINITION: |
Muslim population by country. Note: West Bank includes Gaza Strip. |
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SOURCE: |
CIA World Factbook |
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Ranked 100th. 81 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 150th. |
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Jehovahs Witnesses
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218,262 |
18,414 |
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SOURCE: |
watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide |
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Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 51st. |
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Jews
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2,000 |
30,000 |
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SOURCE: |
World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998 |
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Ranked 54th. |
Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Japan |
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Protestantism > By country > Protestants
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509,668
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11,634
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DEFINITION: |
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SOURCE: |
Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
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Ranked 73rd. 43 times more than Moldova |
Ranked 143rd. |
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Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant
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0.4 %
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0.26 %
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DEFINITION: |
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SOURCE: |
Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
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Ranked 141st. 54% more than Moldova |
Ranked 147th. |
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Religions > All
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observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) |
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DEFINITION: |
This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
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SOURCE: |
CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic
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0.4 %
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0.46 %
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DEFINITION: |
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SOURCE: |
Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country
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Ranked 148th. |
Ranked 145th. 15% more than Japan |
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Seventh-day Adventist Membership
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15,061 |
11,399 |
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DEFINITION: |
This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active. |
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SOURCE: |
adventiststatistics.org
2004 Annual Report
31 December 2004 |
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Ranked 66th. 32% more than Moldova |
Ranked 73rd. |
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