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Orthodox Europe

The term Orthodox Europe is informally used to describe the predominantly Eastern Orthodox countries of Eastern Europe. These include Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine.

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The term "Orthodox Belt" has been informally used for the Orthodox territories in the Balkans, and the combined Orthodox territories stretching from the Balkans, to the Caucasus and to Cyprus.

History

Almost all of Orthodox Europe became part of communist states after World War II.

Orthodoxy in Orthodox majority countries

  • Orthodoxy in Greece, 97% (est.)
  • Orthodoxy in Serbia, 84.6% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Romania, 83.6% (2015 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Georgia, 83.4% (2014 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Cyprus, 78% (est.)
  • Orthodoxy in Russia, 75% (est.)
  • Orthodoxy in Ukraine, 72% (est.)
  • Orthodoxy in Montenegro, 72.1% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Bulgaria, 59.4% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Belarus, 48.3% (2011 census)

    • Orthodoxy in non-Orthodox majority countries

  • Orthodoxy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33% (est.)
  • Orthodoxy in Latvia, 19.4% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Estonia, 16.15% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Lithuania, 4.9% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Croatia, 4.44% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Slovenia, 2.3% (2002 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Finland, 1.1% (2015 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Slovakia, 0.9% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Hungary, 0.15% (2001 census)
  • Orthodoxy in Norway, 0.22% (2012)
  • Orthodoxy in Hungary, 0.1% (2011 census)
  • Orthodoxy in the Republic of Ireland

    • References

    Orthodox Europe Wikipedia
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