Question

Christianity is followed by about 80percent of the population of the democratic Republic of Congo. explain the statement. give reasons to support your answer​

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Explanation:  Christianity is the majority religion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is professed by a majority of the population. The number of Christians of all denominations in the Congo is estimated at over 63 million by the Pew Research Center, a figure representing approximately 95.7 percent of the national population or 2.9 percent of the world's Christians.[1] The largest denomination is Roman Catholicism which represents 50 percent of the national population, and is followed by Protestantism (20 percent) and Kimbanguism (10 percent) and other sects.[2] The history of Christianity in the area of the modern-day Congo is closely linked to the history of European colonial expansion.