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A country is a distinct territorial body or political entity, typically possessing sovereignty, which grants it supreme and independent authority over its territory. This includes the power to govern its own affairs without external interference, though sovereignty may be limited by international treaties, alliances, or global organizations. The people of a country often share a sense of national identity, based on shared history, culture, language, or ethnicity, though this is not always uniform, especially in multicultural nations.

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Brazil, the world’s largest Catholic country (123–140 million, 60–65% of 215 million), is a vibrant hub of Catholic diversity. The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, founded in 1551, was South America’s first diocese and a center for evangelization. Brazil’s Afro-Brazilian Catholic traditions, like the Nosso Senhor do Bonfim festival, blend African, indigenous, and European elements. The Catholic Charismatic Renewal, with over 100 million global adherents, has strong roots here.

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Did you know

• ...that Monaco’s patron saint, Saint Devota, was martyred by being tied to a rock in the 4th century? Her relics in Monte Carlo draw devotees seeking protection from storms.
• ...that Angola venerates Our Lady of Muxima as its patroness after her statue was found in a river? Her 16th-century shrine in Muxima became a focal point for African Catholic devotion.
• ...that Andorra’s patroness, Our Lady of Meritxell, is tied to a statue miraculously spared from a fire? Her 12th-century shrine in Meritxell is a national symbol of Andorran faith.
• ...that Belarus honors Saint Michael the Archangel as a patron for his role as a heavenly protector? His cult in Minsk grew through Catholic resistance to Soviet suppression.
• ...that Bosnia and Herzegovina venerates Saint Elijah, a prophet-saint, for his fiery ascent to heaven? His devotion in Sarajevo reflects the region’s shared Christian heritage.

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CountryName	continent	region	catholic population	catholic percentage	official languages	capital city	patron saints	catholicism status	historic
CountryName	continent	region	catholic population	catholic percentage	official languages	capital city	patron saints	catholicism status	historic
	Africa	West Africa	7,200,000	23.0	French	Yamoussoukro	Our Lady of Peace	Minority religion	Yes
Afghanistan	Asia	South Asia	200	0.001	Pashto, Dari	Kabul	None	Virtually non-existent, Islam state religion	No
Albania	Europe	Southeastern Europe	420,000	15.0	Albanian	Tirana	Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Teresa of Calcutta	Significant minority, Muslim majority	No
Algeria	Africa	North Africa	5,000	0.01	Arabic, Berber	Algiers	[[Saint Augustine of Hippo]]
Andorra	Europe	Southern Europe	72,000	88.0	Catalan	Andorra la Vella	Our Lady of Meritxell	Majority religion, co-official with state	No
Angola	Africa	Southern Africa	21,000,000	56.4	Portuguese	Luanda	Our Lady of Muxima, Immaculate Heart of Mary	Majority religion, secular state
Antigua and Barbuda	North America	Caribbean	8,200	8.0	English	St. John's	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion	No
Argentina	South America	Latin America	33,000,000	72.0	Spanish	Buenos Aires	Our Lady of Luján, Saint Joseph	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Australia	Australia	Australasia	5,520,000	20.0	English	Canberra	Our Lady Help of Christians	Largest religious denomination, constitutionally secular	No
Austria	Europe	Central Europe	5,000,000	55.0	German	Vienna	Saint Leopold III, Saint Florian	Majority religion, secular state
Bahamas	North America	Caribbean	48,000	12.0	English	Nassau	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Minority religion	No
Bahrain	Asia	Persian Gulf	80,000	5.0	Arabic	Manama	Our Lady of Arabia	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Bangladesh	Asia	South Asia	400,000	0.23	Bengali	Dhaka	Our Lady of the Holy Rosary	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Barbados	North America	Caribbean	11,000	4.0	English	Bridgetown	Our Lady of Fatima	Minority religion	No
Belarus	Europe	Eastern Europe	1,400,000	15.0	Belarusian, Russian	Minsk	Our Lady of Budslau	Significant minority, Orthodox majority	No
Belgium	Europe	Western Europe	6,500,000	56.0	Dutch, French, German	Brussels	Saint Joseph, Saint Michael	Major religion, historically dominant	No
Belize	North America	Central America	164,000	40.0	English	Belmopan	Our Lady of Guadalupe	Minority religion	No
Benin	Africa	West Africa	3,900,000	30.0	French	Porto-Novo	Our Lady of Peace	Significant minority religion, Vodoun and Islam also prominent
Bhutan	Asia	South Asia	1,000	0.125	Dzongkha	Thimphu	None	Minority religion, Buddhism dominant	No
Bolivia	South America	Latin America	9,500,000	77.0	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani	La Paz	Our Lady of Copacabana, Saint Francis Solano	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	Southeastern Europe	460,000	12.0	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian	Sarajevo	Our Lady of Međugorje	Significant minority, Muslim majority	No
Botswana	Africa	Southern Africa	81,000	3.0	Setswana, English	Gaborone	Our Lady of the Desert	Minority religion	Yes
Brazil	South America	Eastern South America	129,600,000	60.0	Portuguese	Brasília	Our Lady of Aparecida	Majority religion	No
Brunei	Asia	Southeast Asia	8,000	1.7	Malay	Bandar Seri Begawan	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion, Islam state religion	No
Bulgaria	Europe	Southeastern Europe	50,000	0.7	Bulgarian	Sofia	Saint John of Rila	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Burkina Faso	Africa	West Africa	4,400,000	19.0	French	Ouagadougou	Our Lady of Yagma	Minority religion	Yes
Burundi	Africa	East Africa	7,700,000	60.0	Kirundi, French, English	Gitega	Our Lady of Peace	Majority religion	Yes
Byzantine Empire	Europe, Asia, Africa		500,000	3.0	Greek, Latin	Constantinople	Saint Andrew, Saint John Chrysostom	Minority religion, Orthodoxy dominant	Yes
Cambodia	Asia	Southeast Asia	20,000	0.12	Khmer	Phnom Penh	Our Lady of the Mekong	Minority religion, Buddhism dominant	No
Cameroon	Africa	Central Africa	7,000,000	26.0	English, French	Yaoundé	None officially designated	Major religion, alongside Protestantism and Islam	No
Canada	North America	North America	12,600,000	30.0	English, French	Ottawa	Saint Joseph, Saint Anne	Minority religion	No
Cape Verde	Africa	West Africa	462,000	77.0	Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole	Praia	Our Lady of Grace	Majority religion	Yes
Central African Republic	Africa	Central Africa	1,740,000	30.0	French, Sango	Bangui	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Significant minority religion, secular state
Chad	Africa	Central Africa	1,900,000	10.0	French, Arabic	N’Djamena	Our Lady of Peace	Minority religion, secular state
Chile	South America	Latin America	11,000,000	56.0	Spanish	Santiago	Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint James the Greater	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
China	Asia	East Asia	12,000,000	0.85	Mandarin	Beijing	Our Lady of Sheshan, Saint Joseph	Minority religion, state-regulated	No
Colombia	South America	Northern South America	39,000,000	75.0	Spanish	Bogotá	Virgin of Chiquinquirá, Saint Peter Claver	Majority religion	No
Comoros	Africa	Indian Ocean	2,000	0.2	Comorian, Arabic, French	Moroni	None	Clandestine minority religion	Yes
Costa Rica	North America	Central America	3,640,000	70.0	Spanish	San José	Our Lady of the Angels	Majority religion	No
Croatia	Europe	Southeastern Europe	2,900,000	76.0	Croatian	Zagreb	Our Lady of Marija Bistrica, Saint Joseph	Dominant religion, strong cultural role	No
Cuba	North America	Caribbean	6,700,000	60.0	Spanish	Havana	Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre	Majority religion under restrictions	No
Cyprus	Europe	Eastern Mediterranean	38,000	2.9	Greek, Turkish	Nicosia	Our Lady of Fatima	Minority religion, Greek Orthodoxy and Islam dominant	No
Czech Republic	Europe	Central Europe	1,050,000	10.0	Czech	Prague	Saint Wenceslaus, Saint Ludmila	Minority religion	No
Dahomey Kingdom	Africa		10,000	3.0	Fon, French	Abomey	None	Minority religion, Vodoun dominant
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	Central Africa	54,000,000	50.0	French	Kinshasa	Our Lady of the Congo, Saint Joseph	Majority religion, secular state
Denmark	Europe	Northern Europe	48,000	0.8	Danish	Copenhagen	Saint Canute	Minority religion, Lutheran majority	No
Djibouti	Africa	Horn of Africa	5,000	0.5	Somali, Arabic, French	Djibouti City	Our Lady of the Good Shepherd	Minority religion	Yes
Dominica	North America	Caribbean	44,000	61.0	English	Roseau	Our Lady of La Salette	Majority religion	No
Dominican Republic	North America	Caribbean	5,200,000	48.0	Spanish	Santo Domingo	Our Lady of Altagracia, Saint Dominic	Significant minority religion	No
East Timor	Asia	Southeast Asia	1,300,000	96.0	Tetum, Portuguese	Dili	Our Lady of Aitara	Dominant religion	No
Ecuador	South America	Latin America	14,000,000	77.0	Spanish, Quechua, Shuar	Quito	Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Mercy	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Egypt	Africa	Northeast Africa	250,000	0.23	Arabic	Cairo	Saint Mark the Evangelist	Small minority religion, Islamic state
El Salvador	North America	Central America	3,250,000	50.0	Spanish	San Salvador	Our Lady of Peace, Saint Óscar Romero	Majority religion	No
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	Central Africa	1,400,000	82.0	Spanish, French, Portuguese	Malabo	Our Lady of Malabo	Majority religion	Yes
Eritrea	Africa	Horn of Africa	148,000	4.0	Tigrinya, Arabic, English	Asmara	Our Lady of the Rosary	Minority religion	Yes
Estonia	Europe	Northern Europe	6,000	0.5	Estonian	Tallinn	Saint Stanislaus	Minority religion, secular majority	No
Eswatini	Africa	Southern Africa	60,000	5.0	SiSwati, English	Mbabane	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion	Yes
Ethiopia	Africa	Horn of Africa	800,000	0.6	Amharic (working), regional languages	Addis Ababa	Our Lady of Zion	Minority religion	Yes
Federated States of Micronesia	Australia	Western Pacific	55,000	52.0	English	Palikir	Our Lady of Mercy	Major religion, Protestantism also prominent	No
Fiji	Australia	South Pacific	83,700	9.0	English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi	Suva	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion, Methodism and Hinduism dominant	No
Finland	Europe	Northern Europe	16,000	0.3	Finnish, Swedish	Helsinki	Saint Henry	Minority religion, Lutheran majority	No
France	Europe	Western Europe	32,000,000	47.0	French	Paris	Our Lady of the Assumption, Saint Joan of Arc, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux	Significant religion, secular state
Frankish Empire	Europe		4,000,000	80.0	Latin, Frankish	Aachen	Saint Martin of Tours	State religion under Carolingian rulers	Yes
Gabon	Africa	Central Africa	1,400,000	59.0	French	Libreville	Our Lady of Libreville	Majority religion	Yes
Georgia	Asia	South Caucasus	19,000	0.5	Georgian	Tbilisi	Saint Nino	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Georgia	Eurasia	Caucasus	19,000	0.5	Georgian	Tbilisi	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Minority religion, Georgian Orthodoxy dominant	No
Germany	Europe	Central Europe	21,000,000	25.0	German	Berlin	Saint Boniface, Saint Michael the Archangel	Significant minority religion, secular state
Ghana	Africa	West Africa	4,400,000	13.0	English	Accra	Our Lady of the Apostles	Minority religion	Yes
Greece	Europe	Southern Europe	50,000	0.5	Greek	Athens	Saint Andrew, Saint Dionysius	Minority religion, Orthodoxy dominant (90%)	No
Greenland	North America	Arctic	100	0.2	Greenlandic, Danish	Nuuk	Saint Olaf	Small minority religion, Lutheranism dominant	No
Grenada	North America	Caribbean	52,000	44.4	English	St. George's	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Significant minority religion	No
Guatemala	North America	Central America	8,100,000	45.0	Spanish	Guatemala City	Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint James the Greater	Minority religion	No
Guinea	Africa	West Africa	426,000	3.0	French	Conakry	Our Lady of Guinea	Minority religion	Yes
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	West Africa	220,000	10.0	Portuguese, Guinea-Bissau Creole	Bissau	Our Lady of Cacheu	Minority religion	Yes
Guyana	South America	Caribbean	65,000	8.0	English	Georgetown	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion, Christianity dominant	No
Haiti	North America	Caribbean	6,400,000	55.0	Haitian Creole, French	Port-au-Prince	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Majority religion	No
Holy Roman Empire	Europe		15,000,000	75.0	Latin, German	Aachen	Saint Boniface	State religion under multiple emperors	Yes
Honduras	North America	Central America	4,725,000	45.0	Spanish	Tegucigalpa	Our Lady of Suyapa	Minority religion	No
Hungary	Europe	Central Europe	3,800,000	39.0	Hungarian	Budapest	Saint Stephen, Our Lady of Hungary	Largest religion, strong cultural role	No
Iceland	Europe	Northern Europe	15,000	3.9	Icelandic	Reykjavík	Saint Thorlak	Minority religion, Lutheranism dominant	No
India	Asia	South Asia	20,000,000	1.38	Hindi, English	New Delhi	Our Lady of Vailankanni, Saint Thomas the Apostle	Minority religion, Hinduism dominant	No
Indonesia	Asia	Southeast Asia	8,400,000	3.0	Indonesian	Jakarta	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Iran	Asia	Middle East	20,000	0.02	Persian	Tehran	Saint Maruthas	Small minority religion, Islamic state	No
Iraq	Asia	Middle East	300,000	0.7	Arabic, Kurdish	Baghdad	Saint Thomas the Apostle	Small minority religion, Islamic state
Ireland	Europe	Northern Europe	3,740,000	73.3	Irish, English	Dublin	Saint Patrick, Saint Brigid, Saint Columba	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Israel	Asia	Middle East	180,000	1.9	Hebrew, Arabic	Jerusalem	Our Lady of Palestine	Small minority religion, Jewish state
Italian Republic	Europe	Southern Europe	47,000,000	80.0	Italian	Rome	Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Catherine of Siena	Majority religion	No
Jamaica	North America	Caribbean	56,000	2.0	English	Kingston	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion	No
Japan	Asia	East Asia	509,000	0.4	Japanese	Tokyo	Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Peter Baptist	Minority religion	Yes
Jordan	Asia	Middle East	50,000	0.5	Arabic	Amman	Saint John the Baptist	Minority religion	Yes
Kazakhstan	Asia	Central Asia	140,000	0.7	Kazakh, Russian	Astana	Our Lady of Fatima	Minority religion, secular state	No
Kenya	Africa	East Africa	13,200,000	24.0	English, Swahili	Nairobi	Our Lady of Consolata	Minority religion	Yes
Kingdom of Italy	Europe		34,300,000	98.0	Italian	Rome	Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Catherine of Siena	Official religion	Yes
Kingdom of Naples	Europe		4,900,000	98.0	Latin, Neapolitan, Italian	Naples	Saint Januarius, Saint Thomas Aquinas	Official religion	Yes
Kingdom of Sardinia	Europe		4,900,000	98.0	Italian, Sardinian	Turin	Saint Maurice, Our Lady of Bonaria	Official religion	Yes
Kingdom of Sicily	Europe		1,960,000	98.0	Latin, Sicilian, Italian	Palermo	Saint Rosalia, Saint Agatha	Official religion	Yes
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	Europe		6,860,000	98.0	Italian, Neapolitan, Sicilian	Naples	Saint Januarius, Saint Rosalia	Official religion	Yes
Kiribati	Australia	Central Pacific	66,000	55.0	Gilbertese, English	South Tarawa	Our Lady of the Rosary	Major religion, Protestantism also prominent	No
Kosovo	Europe	Southeastern Europe	65,000	3.6	Albanian, Serbian	Pristina	Saint Teresa of Calcutta	Minority religion, Muslim majority	No
Kuwait	Asia	Middle East	350,000	8.0	Arabic	Kuwait City	Our Lady of Arabia	Minority religion	No
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	Central Asia	500	0.007	Kyrgyz, Russian	Bishkek	None	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Laos	Asia	Southeast Asia	100,000	1.3	Lao	Vientiane	Our Lady of Lourdes	Minority religion, Buddhism dominant	No
Latvia	Europe	Northern Europe	430,000	24.0	Latvian	Riga	Our Lady of Aglona	Significant minority, Lutheran plurality	No
Latvia	Europe	Northern Europe	430,000	24.0	Latvian	Riga	Our Lady of Aglona	Significant minority, Lutheran plurality	No
Lebanon	Asia	Middle East	1,900,000	36.0	Arabic	Beirut	Our Lady of Lebanon, Saint Maron	Significant minority religion	Yes
Liberia	Africa	West Africa	440,000	8.0	English	Monrovia	Our Lady of Liberia	Minority religion	Yes
Liberia	Africa	West Africa	440,000	8.0	English	Monrovia	Our Lady of Liberia	Minority religion	Yes
Libya	Africa	North Africa	2,000	0.03	Arabic	Tripoli	Saint Victor the Moor
Liechtenstein	Europe	Central Europe	30,000	75.0	German	Vaduz	Saint Lucius	Official religion, constitutionally recognized	No
Luxembourg	Europe	Western Europe	460,000	70.0	Luxembourgish, French, German	Luxembourg City	Our Lady of Luxembourg, Saint Willibrord	Dominant religion, strong cultural role	No
Madagascar	Africa	Indian Ocean	10,600,000	35.0	Malagasy, French	Antananarivo	Our Lady of Madagascar	Minority religion	Yes
Malawi	Africa	Southeast Africa	5,500,000	26.0	English, Chichewa	Lilongwe	Our Lady of Malawi	Minority religion	Yes
Malaysia	Asia	Southeast Asia	1,200,000	3.5	Malay	Kuala Lumpur	Our Lady of Fatima	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Maldives	Asia	South Asia	100	0.02	Dhivehi	Malé	None	Clandestine minority religion	No
Mali	Africa	West Africa	279,000	1.2	French	Bamako	Our Lady of Mali	Minority religion	Yes
Malta	Europe	Southern Europe	501,300	90.0	Maltese, English	Valletta	Saint Paul, Saint Publius, Saint Agatha	Majority religion, constitutionally recognized	No
Marshall Islands	Australia	Central Pacific	3,500	8.3	Marshallese, English	Majuro	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion, Protestantism dominant	No
Mauritania	Africa	Northwest Africa	4,500	0.09	Arabic	Nouakchott	Our Lady of Mauritania	Minority religion	Yes
Mauritius	Africa	Indian Ocean	338,000	26.0	English	Port Louis	Our Lady of Mauritius	Minority religion	Yes
Mexico	North America	Central America	99,000,000	77.0	Spanish	Mexico City	Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Juan Diego	Majority religion	No
Moldova	Europe	Eastern Europe	20,000	0.8	Romanian	Chișinău	Saint John the Baptist	Minority religion, Orthodoxy dominant	No
Monaco	Europe	Southern Europe	32,760	84.0	French	Monaco	Saint Devota	State religion, constitutionally recognized	No
Mongolia	Asia	East Asia	1,500	0.04	Mongolian	Ulaanbaatar	Our Lady of the Assumption	Small minority religion, Buddhist majority	No
Montenegro	Europe	Southeastern Europe	21,000	3.4	Montenegrin	Podgorica	Saint Peter of Cetinje	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Morocco	Africa	North Africa	23,000	0.06	Arabic, Berber	Rabat	Our Lady of Morocco	Minority religion	Yes
Mozambique	Africa	Southeast Africa	9,600,000	28.0	Portuguese	Maputo	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Minority religion	Yes
Myanmar	Asia	Southeast Asia	700,000	1.29	Burmese	Naypyidaw	Our Lady of Lourdes	Minority religion, Buddhism dominant	No
Namibia	Africa	Southern Africa	440,000	16.9	English	Windhoek	Our Lady of the Assumption	Significant minority religion, secular state
Nauru	Australia	Central Pacific	3,300	33.0	Nauruan, English	Yaren	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion, Protestantism dominant	No
Nepal	Asia	South Asia	8,000	0.026	Nepali	Kathmandu	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion, Hinduism and Buddhism dominant	No
Netherlands	Europe	Western Europe	3,600,000	20.0	Dutch	Amsterdam	Saint Willibrord	Minority religion, secular state
New Zealand	Australia	South Pacific	470,000	9.0	English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language	Wellington	Our Lady of the Assumption	Minority religion, secularism and Protestantism prominent	No
Nicaragua	North America	Central America	3,500,000	50.0	Spanish	Managua	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Saint James the Greater	Majority religion	No
Niger	Africa	West Africa	20,000	0.07	French	Niamey	Our Lady of Niger	Minority religion	Yes
North Korea	Asia	East Asia	800	0.01	Korean	Pyongyang	None	Clandestine minority religion	Yes
North Macedonia	Europe	Southeastern Europe	15,000	0.7	Macedonian	Skopje	Saint Clement of Ohrid	Minority religion, Orthodox and Muslim majority	No
Norway	Europe	Northern Europe	165,000	3.0	Norwegian, Sami	Oslo	Saint Olaf	Minority religion, Lutheran majority	No
Oman	Asia	Middle East	50,000	1.1	Arabic	Muscat	Our Lady of Arabia	Minority religion	No
Ottoman Empire	Asia, Europe, Africa		1,000,000	3.0	Ottoman Turkish, Arabic	Constantinople	Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Polycarp	Minority religion, Islam dominant	Yes
Pakistan	Asia	South Asia	1,200,000	0.48	Urdu, English	Islamabad	Our Lady of Mariabad	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Palau	Australia	Western Pacific	8,300	46.0	Palauan, English	Ngerulmud	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Significant minority religion, Protestantism and Modekngei also prominent	No
Panama	North America	Central America	3,375,000	75.0	Spanish	Panama City	Our Lady of Charity, Saint John Bosco	Majority religion	No
Papal States	Europe		2,940,000	98.0	Latin, Italian	Rome	Saint Peter, Saint Paul	Official religion	Yes
Papua New Guinea	Australia	Melanesia	2,700,000	26.0	English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu	Port Moresby	Saint Michael the Archangel	Major religion, Christianity dominant	No
Paraguay	South America	Latin America	6,500,000	89.0	Spanish, Guarani	Asunción	Our Lady of the Assumption, Saint Roque González de Santa Cruz	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Peru	South America	Latin America	26,000,000	76.0	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara	Lima	Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Martin de Porres	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Philippines	Asia	Southeast Asia	91,100,000	80.0	Filipino, English	Quezon City	Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Santo Niño	Majority religion	Yes
Poland	Europe	Central Europe	33,000,000	87.0	Polish	Warsaw	Our Lady of Częstochowa, Saint John Paul II	Dominant religion, strong cultural influence	No
Portugal	Europe	Southern Europe	8,505,000	81.0	Portuguese	Lisbon	Our Lady of Fátima, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Vincent of Saragossa	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Qatar	Asia	Middle East	350,000	13.0	Arabic	Doha	Our Lady of the Rosary	Minority religion	No
Republic of Armenia	Asia	South Caucasus	15,000	0.5	Armenian	Yerevan	None	Minority religion, Armenian Apostolic dominant (92%)	No
Republic of Azerbaijan	Asia	South Caucasus	570	0.005	Azerbaijani	Baku	None	Minority religion, Islam dominant (96%)	No
Republic of Slovenia	Europe	Central Europe	1,470,000	70.0	Slovene	Ljubljana	Saint Joseph, Saint Cyril	Majority religion	No
Republic of the Congo	Africa	Central Africa	2,000,000	33.0	French	Brazzaville	Our Lady of the Rosary	Largest religion, secular state
Republic of Türkiye	Asia, Europe	Anatolia, Southeast Europe	30,000	0.04	Turkish	Ankara	Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Polycarp	Minority religion, Islam dominant (99%)	No
Roman Empire	Europe, Asia, Africa		10,000,000	14.0	Latin, Greek	Rome	Saint Peter, Saint Paul	Official religion post-380 AD	Yes
Romania	Europe	Southeastern Europe	1,100,000	6.0	Romanian	Bucharest	Saint Anthony of Padua, Our Lady of Csíksomlyó	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Russia	Europe, Asia	Eastern Europe, Northern Asia	700,000	0.5	Russian	Moscow	Saint Andrew, Saint Therese of Lisieux	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Rwanda	Africa	East Africa	6,300,000	45.0	Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili	Kigali	Our Lady of Rwanda	Minority religion	Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	North America	Caribbean	5,400	10.0	English	Basseterre	Saint Christopher	Minority religion	No
Saint Lucia	North America	Caribbean	112,000	61.0	English	Castries	Saint Lucy	Majority religion	No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North America	Caribbean	7,300	7.0	English	Kingstown	Saint Vincent Ferrer	Minority religion	No
Samoa	Australia	South Pacific	40,000	19.5	Samoan, English	Apia	Our Lady of the Rosary	Minority religion, Congregationalism and Methodism dominant	No
San Marino	Europe	Southern Europe	31,280	92.0	Italian	San Marino	Saint Marinus, Saint Agatha	Majority religion, constitutionally recognized	No
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	Gulf of Guinea	160,000	70.0	Portuguese	São Tomé	Our Lady of São Tomé	Majority religion	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Asia	Middle East	1,500,000	4.0	Arabic	Riyadh	None	Covert minority religion	No
Scotland	Europe	Northern Europe	700,000	12.7	English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots	Edinburgh	Saint Andrew, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Saint Columba	Minority religion; largest after Church of Scotland	No
Senegal	Africa	West Africa	920,000	5.0	French	Dakar	Our Lady of Senegal	Minority religion	Yes
Serbia	Europe	Southeastern Europe	290,000	4.4	Serbian	Belgrade	Saint John of Nepomuk	Minority religion, Orthodox majority	No
Seychelles	Africa	Indian Ocean	76,000	76.0	English, French, Seychellois Creole	Victoria	Our Lady of Seychelles	Majority religion	Yes
Sierra Leone	Africa	West Africa	1,200,000	13.0	English	Freetown	Our Lady of Sierra Leone	Minority religion	Yes
Singapore	Asia	Southeast Asia	200,000	3.4	English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil	Singapore	Our Lady Star of the Sea	Minority religion, multi-religious society	No
Slovak Republic	Europe	Central Europe	3,380,000	62.0	Slovak	Bratislava	Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint Cyril	Majority religion	No
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Europe		6,900,000	30.0	Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian	Belgrade	Saint Joseph, Saint Leopold Mandić	Minority religion, atheism state policy	Yes
Solomon Islands	Australia	South Pacific	140,000	19.0	English	Honiara	Our Lady of Guadalcanal	Minority religion, Anglicanism and Pentecostalism dominant	No
Somalia	Africa	Horn of Africa	100	0.0006	Somali, Arabic	Mogadishu	Our Lady of Somalia	Minority religion	Yes
South Africa	Africa	Southern Africa	3,700,000	6.0	English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, others	Pretoria	Our Lady of South Africa	Minority religion	Yes
South Korea	Asia	East Asia	5,900,000	11.3	Korean	Seoul	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Significant minority religion	Yes
South Sudan	Africa	East Africa	5,100,000	44.0	English	Juba	Our Lady of South Sudan	Minority religion	Yes
Spain	Europe	Southern Europe	28,700,000	60.0	Spanish	Madrid	Our Lady of the Pillar, Saint James the Great, Saint Teresa of Ávila	Majority religion, constitutionally secular	No
Sri Lanka	Asia	South Asia	1,400,000	6.2	Sinhala, Tamil	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Our Lady of Madhu	Minority religion	Yes
Sudan	Africa	Northeast Africa	490,000	1.0	Arabic, English	Khartoum	Saint Josephine Bakhita	Small minority religion, Islamic state
Suriname	South America	Caribbean	135,000	21.0	Dutch	Paramaribo	Saint Peter Claver	Significant minority religion, Christianity dominant	No
Sweden	Europe	Northern Europe	125,000	1.2	Swedish	Stockholm	Saint Bridget of Sweden	Minority religion, secular majority	No
Switzerland	Europe	Central Europe	3,300,000	37.0	German, French, Italian, Romansh	Bern	Saint Nicholas of Flüe, Our Lady of Einsiedeln	Major religion, alongside Protestantism	No
Syria	Asia	Middle East	400,000	1.7	Arabic	Damascus	Saint Paul the Apostle	Small minority religion, secular state
Taiwan	Asia	East Asia	300,000	1.3	Mandarin Chinese	Taipei	Our Lady of China	Minority religion	Yes
Tajikistan	Asia	Central Asia	150	0.0015	Tajik	Dushanbe	None	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Tanzania	Africa	East Africa	21,600,000	32.0	Swahili, English	Dodoma	Our Lady of Tanzania	Minority religion	Yes
Thailand	Asia	Southeast Asia	388,468	0.58	Thai	Bangkok	Our Lady of Lourdes	Minority religion, Buddhism dominant	No
The Gambia	Africa	West Africa	84,000	3.0	English	Banjul	Our Lady of Peace	Minority religion	Yes
Timor-Leste	Asia	Southeast Asia	1,260,000	97.0	Tetum, Portuguese	Dili	Our Lady of Aitara	Dominant religion, constitutionally secular	No
Togo	Africa	West Africa	2,500,000	28.0	French	Lomé	Our Lady of Togo	Minority religion	Yes
Tonga	Australia	South Pacific	16,000	15.0	Tongan, English	Nukuʻalofa	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minority religion, Methodism and Mormonism dominant	No
Trinidad and Tobago	North America	Caribbean	300,000	20.0	English	Port of Spain	Our Lady of Fatima	Significant minority religion	No
Tunisia	Africa	North Africa	25,000	0.2	Arabic	Tunis	Saint Cyprian of Carthage
Turkmenistan	Asia	Central Asia	1,000	0.01	Turkmen	Ashgabat	Saint Joseph	Small minority religion, Islamic majority	No
Tuvalu	Australia	South Pacific	100	0.8	Tuvaluan, English	Funafuti	Our Lady of the Rosary	Minority religion, Protestantism dominant	No
Uganda	Africa	East Africa	19,700,000	40.0	English, Swahili	Kampala	Our Lady of Uganda	Minority religion	Yes
Ukraine	Europe	Eastern Europe	4,500,000	11.0	Ukrainian	Kyiv	Our Lady of Zarvanytsia	Significant minority, Orthodox majority	No
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Europe, Asia		10,000,000	3.5	Russian	Moscow	Saint Vladimir, Saint Olga	Minority religion, atheism state policy	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Asia	Middle East	950,000	10.0	Arabic	Abu Dhabi	Our Lady of Arabia	Minority religion	No
United Kingdom	Europe	Northern Europe	5,500,000	8.0	English	London	Saint George, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint Patrick	Minority religion, Anglicanism prominent	No
United States of America	North America	North America	69,000,000	20.0	None (English de facto)	Washington, D.C.	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Minority religion	No
Uruguay	South America	Latin America	1,400,000	40.0	Spanish	Montevideo	Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, Saint Philip and Saint James	Plurality religion, constitutionally secular	No
Uzbekistan	Asia	Central Asia	3,000	0.008	Uzbek	Tashkent	None	Minority religion, Islam dominant	No
Vanuatu	Australia	South Pacific	40,000	12.0	Bislama, English, French	Port Vila	Our Lady of Lourdes	Minority religion, Protestantism and indigenous beliefs dominant	No
Venezuela	South America	Northern South America	20,300,000	70.0	Spanish	Caracas	Our Lady of Coromoto	Majority religion	No
Vietnam	Asia	Southeast Asia	7,000,000	6.8	Vietnamese	Hanoi	Our Lady of La Vang	Minority religion, Buddhism and secularism dominant	No
West Francia	Europe		2,700,000	90.0	Latin, Old French	Paris	Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Denis	State religion under Carolingian and Capetian rulers
Yemen	Asia	Middle East	1,000	0.01	Arabic	Sana’a	None	Negligible minority religion	No
Zambia	Africa	Southern Africa	4,200,000	20.0	English	Lusaka	Our Lady of Africa	Significant minority religion, secular state
Zimbabwe	Africa	Southern Africa	2,200,000	13.0	English, Shona, Ndebele	Harare	Our Lady of Zimbabwe	Minority religion	Yes

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