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rustyboy
12 Jan 10 09:58
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I wonder how that little patch of lime green (jewish) found it's way to the Chinese/Russian border. Anyone know?

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Easter 1916
When: 12 Jan 10 10:02
I'd never heard of it until about two weeks ago when it was featured as part of a Jonathan Dimbleby programme about Russia. Didn't see the whole thing but it looked good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Autonomous_Oblast
By:
canaryboy
When: 12 Jan 10 10:05
something half decent posted on the forum

amazing scenes
By:
rustyboy
When: 12 Jan 10 10:18
ah interesting indeed
By:
canaryboy
When: 12 Jan 10 10:19
and no surprise to see something so interesting get so few replies
By:
slartybartfast.
When: 12 Jan 10 10:23
Interesting map. Thanks, rusty

Just 2,200 Jews in the JAO according to Wiki in 2002. A truly tiny enclave.

I'm surprised at the dominance of orthodox Christianity in parts of Central Asia and the Far East, including the Kamchatka peninsula. Had no idea it was so widespread.
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rustyboy
When: 12 Jan 10 10:35
only a total of 16m jews worldwide. Not many is it? They'll have died out in another 1000 years.

Strange to think of a world religion being consigned to the history books.

It's interesting to see the number of local tribal religions in places like Brazil and Afica - all along the equator. Wonder if there's anything in that?
By:
rustyboy
When: 12 Jan 10 10:37
If i were a braver man i'd be asking why there weren't splashes of blue and pink across the UK. But i'm not brave enought to ask that.
By:
orioles
When: 12 Jan 10 10:37
It's about density.
By:
Shrew D
When: 12 Jan 10 10:38
According to the map and the colours, all Athiests live in the sea! :)
By:
Five By Five
When: 12 Jan 10 10:40
Taken from figures pre 2003 by looks of it so Uk would be the correct colour.. probably slightly different now.

Surely more than 2.4% Atheists around tho?...
By:
Richard LL
When: 12 Jan 10 10:50
I didn't know there was a pretty much equal split between catolics and protestants in germany, more Sikhs than Jews, but no slice indicated on the pie.
By:
cjhornet
When: 12 Jan 10 11:16
13.0 other believers

is that the Jedi?
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:18
on what basis so they divide places up? What's that dot in mormon territory?
By:
flatliner
When: 12 Jan 10 11:23
India is given as Hindu but I,m pretty sure there are +100 million muslims there.
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:26
exactly! They seem to have gone to immense trouble to include some tiny population enclaves, and ignored other, huge ones.
By:
Wedged
When: 12 Jan 10 11:30
Oh look, all the sh1thole, poor countries are blue.
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:33
Well wouldn't you be if you had to walk three miles for a can of fanta?
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slartybartfast.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:35
I think the colours are assigned on the basis of the belief-system held by the largest percentage of people within that area. Hence some relatively small but dense populations are included but some large but dispersed populatins are not (like the Muslims in India who are far outnumbered by their Hindu compatriots).
By:
wur
When: 12 Jan 10 11:38
Nice to see Protestantism flourishing throughout a large swathe of Siberia.
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:40
I see Slarty.
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:42
I didn't know that Christians outnumbered Sikhs in India. Looks all that teaching people to play cricket may have been worthwhile afterall.
By:
sparkmaster.
When: 12 Jan 10 11:47
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/religionsinindia.htm

More detailed map of India...we're holding on in the East!
By:
Corky
When: 12 Jan 10 11:49
Why isn't Birmingham rainbow coloured ?
By:
Big Charlie
When: 12 Jan 10 12:04
There don't appear to be many cat-licks in Africa.

Has his senileness the pope finally starved them all to death with his 'no you can't use condoms ' plan ?
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Big Charlie
When: 12 Jan 10 12:27
orioles 12 Jan 11:37
It's about density


There are some dense fackers on these fora.
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