Population structure acording to race and religion Religion has been defined in a wide variety of ways. Most definitions attempt to find a balance somewhere between overly sharp definition and meaningless generalities. Some sources have tried to use formalistic, doctrinal definitions while others have emphasized experiential, emotive, intuitive, valuational and ethical factors. Definitions mostly include: a notion of the transcendent or numinous, often, but not always, in the form of theisma cultural or behavioural aspect of ritual, liturgy and organized worship, often involving a priesthood, and societal norms of morality (ethos) and virtue (arete)a set of myths or sacred truths held in reverence or believed by adherents Sociologists and anthropologists tend to see religion as an abstract set of ideas, values, or experiences developed as part of a cultural matrix. For example, in Lindbeck's Nature of Doctrine, religion does not refer to belief in "God" or a transcendent Absolute. Instead, Lindbeck defines religion as:“a kind of cultural and/or linguistic framework or medium that shapes the entirety of life and thought it is similar to an idiom that makes possible the description of realities, the formulation of beliefs, and the experiencing of inner attitudes, feelings, and sentiments.” According to this definition, religion refers to one's primary worldview and how this dictates one's thoughts and actions. Religion in the world Nowadays we know many religions. They are spread over the whole world and have many followers. The Most popular religions: Christianity; Christian groups, denominations and families Buddhism Confucianism Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Shinto Sikhism Taoism Vodun (Voodoo) Neopagan religions: Asatru (Norse Paganism) Druidism Goddess Worship Wicca Witchcraft Less popular religions: Caodaism Damanhur Community Druze Eckankar Elian Gonzalez religious movement Gnosticism Gypsies Brothers of Yehova Hare Krishna - ISKCON Ifa, the religion of the Yoruba people of West Africa Lukumi Macumba Mowahhidoon Native American Spirituality Rom, Roma, Romani, Rroma, (a.k.a. Gypsies) Santeria Satanism; The Church of Satan Scientology Unitarian-Universalism The Creativity Movement (formerly called World Church of the Creator) The Yazidi branch of Yazdanism Zoroastrianism Major religions of the world ranked by number of adherents: Christianity: 2.1 billion Islam: 1.5 billion Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion Hinduism: 900 million Chinese traditional religion: 394 million Buddhism: 376 million primal- indigenous: 300 million African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million Sikhism: 23 million Juche: 19 million Spiritism: 15 million Judaism: 14 million Baha'i: 7 million Jainism: 4.2 million Shinto: 4 million Cao Dai: 4 million Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million Tenrikyo: 2 million Neo-Paganism: 1 million Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand Rastafarianism: 600 thousand Scientology: 500 thousand Religion in Slovakia Slovakia is generally a religious country of Christian religion. The latest research results show that 84% of inhabitants are religious and Christians attend Masse and practice their religion in everyday life. There are catholic schools in Slovakia including primary schools, secondary schools and universities and Religion for religious children is a compulsory subject in primary schools. For the non- religious children their parents can choose Ethics as an alternative subject. Slovakia values freedom of religion. Roman-Catholic Church68.9% Evangelic Church of Augsburg Affiliation6.9% Greek-Catholic Church4.1% Reformed Christian Church2.0% Orthodox Church0.9% Other (Jewish, Yehovas, Hare Krishna etc.)1.1% Unknown3.0% Without religious affiliation 13.0% Population structure in the world In Europe In Europe the white race prevail. Although there is majority of white race there are quiet a few black people as well. For example in Britain 2% of population is black. Black People got into Europe during slave trade but also in recent years in search for better education or living conditions. In America Great variety of races is typical for America. In the U.S. white people form majority (80.2%), Black people are the largest minority (12.8%), and there is also many chinese (4.3%) In Asia In northern asia white race prevail but in the South, South East yellow race is more common. In Africa In South Africa, also called Sub-Saharan Africa during the apartheid era, the population was classified into four groups: Black, White, Asian (mostly Indian), and Coloured. The Coloured group included people of mixed Bantu, Khoisan, and European descent (with some Malay ancestry, especially in the Western Cape). Population structure in Slovakia The population of Slovakia is 5.38 million inhabitants (according to counting in 2000), so it belongs to smaller countries in Europe. The majority of the population is represented by the Slovak nationality (85.8 %). The largest minority is Hungarians (9.7 %) living mostly in the southern part of the country. Romany (1.7%) live dispersed on whole territory. Ukrainians and Ruthenians live in the east. Other minorities are: Czechs, Germans, Poles, Bulgarian, Jewish and Croatians. Slovakia has never had colonies so that people from Africa and other continents apart from Europe were practically never seen here until well into the 20th century. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#MainList http://www.slovakiasite.com/religion.php http://www.slovensko.com/about/religion http://www.slovensko.com/about/racism/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#Race http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762156.html.