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The Constitution of Mongolia provides for freedom of religion, and the Mongolian Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the law somewhat limits proselytism, and some religious groups have faced bureaucratic harassment or been denied registration. There have been few reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice. ==Religious demography== The country has an area of and a population of 2.9 million. Buddhism and the country's traditions are closely tied, and while 26.5 percent of the population are atheists, 59.7 percent of religious Mongolians practice some form of Buddhism.〔Cedendamba 2003: 154. N=1800〕 Lamaist Buddhism and within it the Gelugpa school is the traditional and dominant religion. When socialist controls on religion and on the country's traditions ended in 1990, interest in the practice of Buddhism grew.〔Cedendamba 2003: 83〕 Kazakhs, most of whom are Muslim, are the largest ethnic minority, constituting approximately 4 percent of the population nationwide and 85 percent in the western province, Bayan-Ölgii. Kazakhs operate Islamic schools for their children. They sometimes receive financial assistance from religious organizations in Kazakhstan and Turkey. There is a small number of Christians, including Roman Catholics, Russian Orthodox, but especially Protestants. In the capital, Ulaanbaatar, approximately 30,000 citizens, or 3 percent of the registered population of the city, practice Christianity. Many Mongols practice shamanism.The majority of these resides in the countryside.〔Cedendamba 2005〕 There are also small communities of the Bahá'í Faith and Ananda Marga in Ulaanbaatar.〔Cedemdamba 2003: 154〕 Missionaries are present in the country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freedom of religion in Mongolia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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