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India is more than a country.  It is a subcontinent.  It is vast in size: two-fifths the area of all of Europe.  150 different languages are spoken there today.  In this century India will most likely surpass China as the most populous country in the world.  Even though it has traditionally been a poor country, for decades it has produced more food than it can consume.  The predominantly Hindu people of India have been advancing the frontiers of medicine, mathematics and many other fields.
 
India is more than a country.  It is a subcontinent.  It is vast in size: two-fifths the area of all of Europe.  150 different languages are spoken there today.  In this century India will most likely surpass China as the most populous country in the world.  Even though it has traditionally been a poor country, for decades it has produced more food than it can consume.  The predominantly Hindu people of India have been advancing the frontiers of medicine, mathematics and many other fields.
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== Major Belief Systems Today ==
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Here is a ranking by the number of followers of the major belief systems in the world today:<ref>http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|'''Religion'''
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|'''Number of Followers'''
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|'''Comment'''
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|-
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|Christianity
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|2.1 billion
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|growing fastest today in less developed areas; losing followers in Europe
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|Islam
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|1.5 billion
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|once it gains control of a country, it often restricts or prohibits conversion to other religions
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|-
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|Anti-religious
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|1.1 billion
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|adherents censor school prayer and promote evolution; biggest following is among liberals in the U.S. and Europe
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|-
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|Hinduism
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|900 million
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|nearly all are in or from India
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|-
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|Buddhism
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|376 million
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|mostly in non-Indian parts of Asia
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|-
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|Judaism
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|14 million
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|mostly in Israel and the United States
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|-
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|Jainism
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|4.2 million
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|originated in India, advocates non-violence towards all life
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|-
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|Shinto
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|4 million
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|the official religion of Japan and a key part of World War II
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|-
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|Zoroastrianism
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|2.6 million
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|ancient origins in the Middle East
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|-
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|Scientology
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|500,000
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|prominent members in Hollywood and the media, including Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Greta Van Susteren
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|}
    
== China ==
 
== China ==
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