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Asia > Sri Lanka > Religion

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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 81 % [11th of 63]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 615 [42nd of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 11 [49th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 380 [50th of 149]
Catholic > Religious Priests 284 [54th of 148]
Catholic > Total Priests 899 [46th of 149]
Catholics 1,348,000 [67th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 7.12 [91st of 150]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 7% [82nd of 168]
Islam > Population 1,404,534 [66th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 4,019 [86th of 178]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 160,518 [101st of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 0.8 % [136th of 163]
Religions > All
Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)
Religions > Hindu 7.1 % [10th of 17]
Religions > Muslim 7.6 % [71st of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 7.12 % [97th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 1,428,612 [71st of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 3,385 [115th of 232]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ceylon

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Sajeewa Rajapakshe
20th December 2005
Why have you alny benchmarked Catholic figures in a country thet 69% of population is Buddhist
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