Editing Costa Rica (section)

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Religion in Costa Rica}}
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[[File:Basilica de los Angeles 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ([[Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago]]), during the 2007 pilgrimage]]
Most Costa Ricans identify with a Christian religion, with [[Catholicism]] being the one with the largest number of members and also the official [[state religion]] according to the 1949 Constitution, which at the same time guarantees [[freedom of religion]]. Costa Rica is the only modern state in the [[Americas]] which currently has Catholicism as its state religion; other countries with state religions (Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Orthodox) are in Europe: [[Liechtenstein]], [[Monaco]], the [[Vatican City]], [[Malta]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Denmark]], [[Iceland]], and [[Greece]].<ref>Travis Mitchell, "Many Countries Favor Specific Religions, Officially and Unofficially", Pew Research Center, Oct 3, 2017.</ref>

The Latinobarómetro survey of 2017 found that 57% of the population identify themselves as [[Roman Catholics]], 25% are [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Protestants]], 15% report that they [[Nonreligious|do not have a religion]], and 2% declare that they belong to another religion.<ref name="latbar">{{cite web|title=Latinobarómetro 1995 – 2017: El Papa Francisco y la Religión en Chile y América Latina|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/site/artic/20180112/asocfile/20180112124342/f00006494_religion_chile_america_latina_2017.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/site/artic/20180112/asocfile/20180112124342/f00006494_religion_chile_america_latina_2017.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|access-date=30 August 2018|language=es|date=January 2018}}</ref> This survey indicated a decline in the share of Catholics and rise in the share of Protestants and irreligious.<ref name="latbar"/> A University of Costa Rica survey of 2018 showed similar rates; 52% Catholics, 22% Protestants, 17% irreligious, and 3% other.<ref name=ciep /> The rate of secularism is high by Latin American standards.

Due to small, but continuous, immigration from Asia and the Middle East, other religions have grown. The most popular is [[Buddhism]], with about 100,000 practitioners (over 2% of the population).<ref name="buddhistchannel.tv">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=71,11009,0,0,1,0|title=World – Buddhism in Costa Rica|website=www.buddhistchannel.tv|access-date=16 June 2013|archive-date=16 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616032140/http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=71,11009,0,0,1,0|url-status=live}}</ref> Most Buddhists are members of the [[Han Chinese]] community of about 40,000 with some new local converts. There is also a small [[Islam in Costa Rica|Muslim]] community of about 500 families or 0.001% of the population.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navidad se vive diferente en hogares ticos no cristianos|first=Adriana|last=Quirós|language=es|newspaper=La Nación|date=24 December 2010|url=http://www.nacion.com/2010-12-25/AldeaGlobal/FotoVideoDestacado/AldeaGlobal2626179.aspx|trans-title=Christmas is lived differently in non-Christian Costa Rican homes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228232240/http://www.nacion.com/2010-12-25/AldeaGlobal/FotoVideoDestacado/AldeaGlobal2626179.aspx|archive-date=28 December 2010}}</ref>

The Sinagoga Shaarei Zion synagogue<ref>[http://www.centroisraelita.com/ Centro Israelita de Costa Rica, Comunidad Judía de Costa Rica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226183123/http://www.centroisraelita.com/ |date=26 February 2010 }}, Costa Rican Jewish Community</ref> is near [[La Sabana Metropolitan Park]] in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. Several homes in the neighborhood east of the park display the [[Star of David]] and other Jewish symbols.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jcpa.org/dje/articles2/costarica.htm |title=Jewish Community in Costa Rica |publisher=Jcpa.org |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=27 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727140623/http://www.jcpa.org/dje/articles2/costarica.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] claims more than 35,000 members, and has a [[San José Costa Rica Temple|temple in San José]] that served as a regional worship center for Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/contact-us/costa-rica |title=Costa Rica |access-date=13 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825062417/http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/contact-us/costa-rica |archive-date=25 August 2010}}. LDS Newsroom. Retrieved on 13 December 2008</ref> However, they represent less than 1% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/san-jose-costa-rica-temple/ |title=San José Costa Rica LDS (Mormon) Temple |publisher=Ldschurchtemples.com |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323181446/https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/san-jose-costa-rica-temple/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lds.org/temples/geographical/0,11380,1899-1---19,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020308040039/http://www.lds.org/temples/geographical/0,11380,1899-1---19,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2002 |title=List of LDS (Mormon) temples in Central America and the Caribbean |publisher=Lds.org |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref>