Religion in the Republic of Macedonia Religion in the Republic of Macedonia In the Republic of Macedonia, the most common religion is Orthodox Christianity, practiced by most of the ethnic Macedonians. The vast majority of the Orthodox Christians in the country belong to the Macedonian Orthodox Church, which declared autocephaly from the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1967. Muslims are the second-largest religious group with almost one-third of the population adhering to Islam, mainly from the country's Albanian and Turkish minorities. There are also many other religious groups in Macedonia, including the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and Judaism. In 2011, through a survey carried out by Ipsos MORI
Freedom of religion in Croatia Freedom of religion in Croatia The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected these rights in practice. The vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic. The most notable other Christian denomination is Serbian Orthodoxy, there are around 1% of Muslims, and all others are under 1%. Around 5 percent of the population register as non-religious (atheists, undeclared, agnostics, etc.). The statistics regarding religious affiliation correlate closely with the country's ethnic makeup. The Serbian Orthodox, predominantly ethnic Serbs associated with the SPC, live primarily in cities and areas bordering on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Most