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Religion

Religion in Cambodia is predominantly Buddhist with 95% of the population being Theravada Buddhist. Most of the remaining population adheres to Islam, Christianity, Animism and Hinduism.

Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism is the religion of virtually all of the ethnic Khmers, who constitute about 90% or more of the Cambodian population.   

Islam

Islam is the religion of a majority of the Cham (also called Khmer Islam) and Malay minorities in Cambodia.

Christianity

Christianity, introduced into Cambodia by Roman Catholic missionaries in 1660, made little headway, at least among the Buddhists. In 1972 there were probably about 20,000 Christians in Cambodia, most...

Tribal religions

Highland tribal groups, most with their own local religious systems, probably number fewer than 100,000 persons.