Religion

The majority (about 85%) of the population follows Islam, Freedom of religion is protected by the Indonesia Constitution, which is defined in the First Principle of the State Philosophy "Pancasila".

There are five big religions in Indonesia: Islam, Christian, Catholic, Hindu and Buddha. The majority of the population follows Islam. The Christians and Catholics are in North Sumatra, some in Java and widely spread in the eastern part of Indonesia. Hindu is followed mostly in Bali and Buddhism can be found in Java and several other islands in Indonesia. Although Islam is the majority but constitutionally Indonesia is not an Islamic state. Since long, all the followers of those five religions live peacefully together in harmony.