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Sri Lanka's population practices a variety of religions. As of the 2011 census 70.19% of Sri Lankans were Theravada Buddhists, 12.6% were Hindus, 9.7% were Muslims (mainly Sunni) and 7.4% Christians (6.1% Roman Catholic and 1.3% other Christian).〔 In 2008 Sri Lanka was the third most religious country in the world according to a Gallup poll, with 99% of Sri Lankans saying religion is an important part of their daily life.〔http://www.gallup.com/poll/114211/Alabamians-Iranians-Common.aspx〕 ==Distribution of main religious groups in the country== Sri Lanka Buddhism.svg|Buddhists Sri Lanka Hinduism.svg|Hindus Sri Lanka Christians.svg|Christians Sri Lanka Islam.svg|Muslims The census carried out on 2001 covered 18 districts only. The district percentages shown are from 2001 census except where the numbers are italic, which are from 1981 census. Population movements have occurred after 1981, and accurate statistics did not exist for districts which were not covered in 2001 census until the 2011 census.〔Department of Census and Statistics, (Percentage distribution of population by religion and district, Census 1981, 2001 )〕 Buddhismus in Sri Lanka 2012.svg|Buddhists Hinduismus in Sri Lanka 2012.svg|Hindus Islam in Sri Lanka 2012.svg|Muslims Christentum in Sri Lanka 2012.svg|Christians 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 Sri Lanka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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