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Explore the geographic distribution and demographics of America's major religious groups.

In asking people in 44 countries which of these they owned, we found notable differences between economically advanced nations, emerging markets and developing countries.

Over 1300 executions have occurred in the U.S. since 1977, the year after the Supreme Court reaffirmed its approval of the death penalty. See how many executions have been performed in each state since the ruling.

For more than 70 years, with few exceptions, more Americans have identified as Democrats than Republicans. But the share of independents, which surpassed the percentages of either Democrats or Republicans several years ago, continues to increase. Currently, 39% Americans identify as independents, 32% as Democrats and 23% as Republicans. This is the highest percentage of independents in more than 75 years of public opinion polling.

Explore the estimated religious composition of 198 countries and territories for 2010 to 2050.