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Religious persecution and unrest was the foundation for the conflicts that resulted in the separation from Indonesia. Indonesia is fundamentally a Muslim country (in fact, the largest Muslim country in the world). Since WWII, there was constant violence against this Christian minority, resulting in the UN mandate to interfere. | Religious persecution and unrest was the foundation for the conflicts that resulted in the separation from Indonesia. Indonesia is fundamentally a Muslim country (in fact, the largest Muslim country in the world). Since WWII, there was constant violence against this Christian minority, resulting in the UN mandate to interfere. | ||
According to the 2010 census, 96.9% of the population profess Catholicism; 2.2% Protestantism or Evangelicalism; 0.3% are Muslim; and 0.5% practice some other or no religion | According to the 2010 census, 96.9% of the population profess Catholicism; 2.2% Protestantism or Evangelicalism; 0.3% are Muslim; and 0.5% practice some other or no religion | ||
==Catholic Records== | |||
*For more information about how to obtain records for Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:[[East Timor Church Records]] | |||
==Islamic Records== | |||
==Protestant Records== | |||
*For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:[[East Timor Church Records]] | |||
[[Category:East Timor]] | [[Category:East Timor]] | ||