Religion
| Religion in Brandenburg - 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Protestants | 17.1% | |||
| Roman Catholics | 3.1% | |||
| Non religious | 79.8% | |||
17.1% of the Brandenburgers adhere to the local Evangelical Church in Germany (mostly the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia), while 3.1% are Roman Catholic (mostly the Archdiocese of Berlin, and a minority in the Diocese of Görlitz). The majority (79.8%) of Brandenburgers can be defined as non-religious, adherents of non-Christian religions or not adherents of the larger Christian denominations; many are adherents of Humanist philosophical groups. Compared to Berlin and other parts of Germany the proportion of Muslims is very small.
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