Religion in North Korea - Religions

Religions

See also: Religion in Korea

Traditionally, religious life in North Korea was similar to that in South Korea, with which it formed one country until 1948. Most of the country's population consisted of Buddhists and Muists, though there were sizeable minorities of Christians and followers of the syncretic Cheondoism (religion of "the Heavenly Way").

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