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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists	96 %	[5th of 63]
Catholic > Cardinal electors	2	[12th of 63]
DEFINITION: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country
Catholic > Cardinals	2	[17th of 65]
DEFINITION: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible.
SOURCE: Catholic.com - College of Cardinals
Catholic > Diocesan priests	510	[44th of 143]
DEFINITION: Number of Diocesan Priests
SOURCE: Catholic.com - College of Cardinals
Catholic > Dioceses	16	[35th of 150]
DEFINITION: Number of Dioceses. The term "diocese" is used to indicate any Catholic ecclesial jurisdiction. In most cases a diocese is a specific geographic area. Dioceses within the same rite do not normally overlap.
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Parishes	857	[35th of 149]
DEFINITION: Number of Parishes
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	8	[43rd of 90]
DEFINITION: Number of Permanent Deacons
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Total Priests	1,605	[37th of 149]
DEFINITION: Total number of Priests
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholics	505,000	[83rd of 140]
DEFINITION: Number of Catholics
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholics as percentage	0.4	[128th of 150]
DEFINITION: Percentage of the total population who are Catholic
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Church attendance	3%	[52nd of 53]
DEFINITION: The percentage of adults surveyed who claimed that they attend Church services one or more times per week.
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Islam > Percentage Muslim	0.2%	[144th of 168]
DEFINITION: Percent of Muslims in each country.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Islam > Population	254,834	[100th of 165]
DEFINITION: Muslim population by country. Note: West Bank includes Gaza Strip.
SOURCE: International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department
Jehovahs Witnesses	218,262	[6th of 178]
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook
Jews	2,000	[54th of 89]
SOURCE: watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	509,668	[73rd of 167]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	0.4 %	[141st of 163]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
Religions > All observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
DEFINITION: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	0.4 %	[148th of 170]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	15,061	[66th of 232]
DEFINITION: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country