Religion

__**​Religions of North and South Korea**__

North Korea- The major religions in North Korea are Buddhism, Confucianism, and a small minority of Christian. There are currently about 13.7 million practicing Buddhism(62%). There are about 300 Buddhist temples and they follow the Juche ideaology. Confucianism was brought to Korea in early centuries, but wasnt popular until the establishment of the Choson Dynasty. The first Catholic that arrived in North Korea was in 1785. Now about 16% of the population in North Korea is Christian.

South Korea- The main religions of South Korea are Christianity(26.3%) and Buddhism(23.2%). Christianity was formed around the same time period as North Koreas. Buddhism is very common in both Koreas and is the majority Religion overall.