Religion
The main religious confessions in the city are Islam (Sunni) and Orthodox Christianity (the city - the center of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Ufa and Sterlitamak). Ufa is the seat of the central authorities and Mufti Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia and European CIS countries.
The majority of the population are adherents of Orthodox Christianity with an estimated 50% being Orthodox and the remaining 45% made up of a mainly Islam with small numbers of Jews and other religions.
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