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Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Author(s): Michael Wiener
I. Social Facts According to the latest official Population Census in 2005, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic had a total population of 5.62 million, and is estimated to have 6.8 million people in 2014. In the official Census, 67% declared themselves as Buddhists and 1.5% as Christians, whereas Muslims and Bahá’ís represented less than 1%. Animism was not regarded as a religion and was included in the Census category “Other”, which accounted for about 31% of the population. These practitioners o…

Turkmenistan

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Author(s): Michael Wiener
I. Social Facts The population of Turkmenistan is estimated at 5.2 million people in 2014, with about 90% Sunni Muslims and 9% Orthodox Christians. According to the government, 123 religious organizations were registered officially in Turkmenistan in 2010, including 100 organizations following traditional Islam, 13 Orthodox Christian organizations, and 10 other religious organizations, including Bahá’í, Baptist, Evangelical, Krishna, New Apostolic, and Seventh-day Adventist. The former UN Special R…