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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists	1.01 %	[26th of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total	10,953,520	[11th of 63]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	8	[44th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests	19,040	[6th of 149]
Catholics	16,758,000	[14th of 140]
Catholics as percentage	1.58	[108th of 150]
Church attendance	42%	[15th of 53]
Islam > Number of Muslim	154,500,000	[3rd of 67]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	13.4%	[73rd of 168]
Islam > Population	138,188,726	[3rd of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses	26,333	[38th of 178]
Jews	6,000	[39th of 89]
Muslim	14 %	[52nd of 66]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	7,561,851	[16th of 167]
Religions Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%
Religions > All Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Religions > Hindu	80.5 %	[2nd of 17]
Religions > Muslim	13.4 %	[61st of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	1.58 %	[124th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	917,207	[3rd of 232]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; World Values Survey; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

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jeevanandam,India (Chennai)
16th June 2005

In India it is mentioned that 81.3% is Hindu. The funny thing is this is the only religion in the world which has NO CLEAR DEFINITION whereas all other religions have.I feel this estimation is not correct.

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