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Africa > Benin > Religion

BENINESE RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Cardinal electors 0 [51st of 63]
Catholic > Cardinals 1 [31st of 65]
    (per $ GDP) 1.691 per $14.1 billion [1st of 64]
    (per capita) 0.131 per 1 million population [24th of 65]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 334 [58th of 143]
    (per capita) 0.0436658 per 1,000 people [58th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 10 [52nd of 150]
    (per capita) 0.00130736 per 1,000 people [56th of 148]
Catholic > Parishes 186 [72nd of 149]
    (per capita) 0.0243169 per 1,000 people [71st of 147]
Catholic > Religious Priests 106 [81st of 148]
    (per capita) 0.013858 per 1,000 people [82nd of 147]
Catholic > Total Priests 440 [68th of 149]
    (per capita) 0.0575239 per 1,000 people [68th of 148]
Catholics 1,561,000 [64th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 23.18 [66th of 150]
Islam > Number of Muslim 1,680,000 [49th of 67]
Islam > Percentage 19.506% [59th of 164]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 20% [62nd of 168]
Islam > Population 1,492,005 [64th of 165]

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SOURCES: Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; Catholic Hierarchy.org; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; CIA World Factbook; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

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dayron
24th November 2005 		Benin is the native birth place of voodoo, it is still practiced in small areas of the country.

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