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I. Social Facts Papua New Guinea’s population amounts to 6,552,730 people. The predominant faith of the nation is Christian. 69% of the population identify as Protestant and 27% as Roman Catholic. Less than 1% of the population practices the Bahá’í Faith, with the remaining 3.3% professing indigenous or other beliefs. The Protestant faith can be further divided into several major religious groups. Evangelical Lutherans make up 19.5%, members of the United Church are 11.5%, Seventh-day Adventists are 10%, those of the Pentecostal faith 8.6%, and…

I. Social Facts There are two major faiths in Kyrgyzstan, Islam and Russian Orthodoxy. The population of Kyrgyzstan is approximately 5,664,939, with the majority of people, around 80%, identifying as Muslim. Russian Orthodox believers make up 17% of the population, with the remaining 3% consisting of Jews, Buddhists, and Catholics. The vast majority of Muslim believers are Sunni, although there are a few Shi’a. There is a strong correlation between ethnicity and religion. Most Muslims are native Kyrgyz, while ethnic Russians favor the Russian Orthodox Church…

I. Social Facts The Micronesian population is about 105,600 in total. The predominant religion is Roman Catholic, which is followed by 54.7% of the population; the Protestant faith is the other major religion, at 41.1%. The Protestant churches are predominately Congregational, accounting for 93% of all Protestant churches. Mormons (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) represent 1.5% of the country’s population, with the other smaller religions combined reaching 1.9%. It is estimated that 0.7% percent of the population is unaffiliated with a religion. II. His…