NationMaster - Libyan Religion statistics

Catholic > Diocesan priests	5	[134th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses	4	[91st of 150]
Catholic > Parishes	13	[124th of 149]
Catholic > Total Priests	22	[123rd of 149]
Catholics	75,000	[112nd of 140]
Catholics as percentage	1.38	[111st of 150]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	97%	[16th of 168]
Islam > Population	5,592,596	[35th of 165]
Islam > Shia to Muslim	1 %	[67th of 67]
Islam > Sunni	5,569,740	[35th of 67]
Islam > Sunni to Muslim	99 %	[4th of 67]
Islam in Africa > Islamic population in Africa and population percentage > Population	97 %	[8th of 45]
Muslim	97 %	[18th of 66]
Religion in national flags > Islam > Religious characteristics Entirely green (symbolizes the tribe of Muhammed and Gaddafi's Green Revolution)
Religions Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Religions > All	Sunni Muslim 97%
Religions > Muslim	97 %	[7th of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	0.7 %	[138th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total	40,358	[133rd of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	68	[188th of 232]

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SOURCES: Catholic Hierarchy.org; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; Wikipedia: Islam in Africa ; Wikipedia: Religion in national flags ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Libya, Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma, libyan arab jamahiriya, the libyan arab jamahiriya

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