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==Demographics==
 
==Demographics==
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As of 2000, approximately 53% of the world's population identifies with one of the three  Abrahamic religions (33% Christian, 20% Islam, >1% Judaism), 6% with Buddhism, 13% with Hinduism, 6% with traditional Chinese religion, 7% with various other religions, and less than 15% as non-religious. (National Geographic Family Reference Atlas of the World p. 49)
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*Christianity 2.1 billion  
 
*Christianity 2.1 billion  
 
*Islam 1.3 billion  
 
*Islam 1.3 billion  
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*Rastafarianism 600 thousand  
 
*Rastafarianism 600 thousand  
 
*Scientology 500 thousand
 
*Scientology 500 thousand
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
#Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1995.
 
#Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1995.

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