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PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE

Geographic Distribution
The geographic distribution of religious groups varies considerably. Several religious groups
are heavily concentrated in the Asia-Paci c region, including the vast majority of indus
(
), uddhists (
), adherents of folk or traditional religions (
) and members of other
world religions (
).
Three-quarters of the religiously unaf liated (
) also live in the massive and populous AsiaPaci c region. Indeed, the number of religiously unaf liated people in China alone (