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As per the 2011 census, the predominant religion in Lithuania is Christianity, with the largest confession being Roman Catholicism. Lithuania was the last pagan country in Europe, with the Roman Catholic Church becoming widely accepted only as late as the 17th century. In the early 21st century, about 77% of the population is Roman Catholic according to the 2011 census.〔()〕 There are also smaller groups of Orthodox Christians, Evangelical Lutherans, members of Reformed churches, other Protestants, Jews and Muslims as well as people of other faiths. Some elements of the ancient Lithuanian pagan religion survive in the countryside, mingled with Christianity. According to the 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, regarding the question of religious or spiritual beliefs, 49% of Lithuanian citizens responded that "they believe there is a God", 36% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life-force" and 12% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life-force". == Population by religious confession == As per the 2011 census:〔Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. '. 2013-03-15.〕 * Roman Catholic – 77.2% (2,350,478) * Orthodox – 4.1% (125,189) * Orthodox (Old Believers) – 0.8% (23,330) * Evangelical Lutherans – 0.6% (18,376) * Evangelical Reformed – 0.2% (6,731) * Sunni Muslim - 0.1% (2,727) * Judaic – 0.04% (1,229) * Greek Catholics (Unites) – 0.02% (706) * Karaites – 0.01% (310) * Other religions – 0.7% (19,926) * No religion – 6.1% (186,670) * Did not specify – 10.1% (307,757) 〔''. 2013-03-15.〕 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「Religion in Lithuania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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