Religions

Catholicism is one of the biggest religions because it has around 2,000-2,200 million followers.  Most of these followers are located in Russia, Australia, both Americas, and Europe.  It was founded in the year 33 A.D. in Jerusalem.  This is a monotheistic religion and the central figure is God.  The holy book is The Holy Bible.

Islam is another big religion.  It has about 1,570-1,650 million followers.  Most of these people are located in the Middle East and Africa.  The holy book is called The Qur’an.  It was founded in the year 610 A.D. in Saudi Arabia.  This religion is monotheistic and the central figure is Allah.

Buddhism was founded in the year 460 B.C. in India and has around 400-500 million followers.  This religion is very popular in Tibet.  The central figure is Buddha and it is a polytheistic religion.  The holy book is The Tripitaka.

Hinduism was founded in 1500-500 B.C. in Ancient India.  It has 828-1,000 million followers and most of them are in India.  There is more than one holy book for the Hindus.  Two of them are The Vedas and The Upanishads.  The central figure of Hinduism is Krishna and it is both a polytheistic and monotheistic religion.

Judaism was founded in Israel around 2000 B.C.  The central figures are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and it is a monotheistic religion.  It has around 14-18 million followers.  Most of these followers are located in Israel.  But some are located in Europe, Asia, and both Americas.  The holy book is The Hebrew Bible.