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Study: Germany one of the least religious countries

11-01-2023

Central Europe

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Study: Germany one of the least religious countries

A woman walks past empty benches in a church in Starnberg, southern Germany. Christof STACHE / AFP

Central Europe

Every third person in Germany describes himself as non-religious or atheistic. Only in China are more people not religious, a study says.

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