This includes the Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Ninchiren Shoshu Soka Gakkai, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Sera, Sat Sang, Eckanker, the Divine Light Mission, Hare Krishna, Rastafarianism, and other international faiths, as well as some separatist or spiritual churches or cults, which include elements of Christianity and traditional beliefs such as magic and divination. There are no statistics for the percentage of atheists. Atheism, as such, does not have a strong presence, as most persons have some spiritual and traditional beliefs. The majority of the Muslim population is concentrated in the upper western and upper eastern regions. The followers of the more traditional religions mainly dwell in the rural areas of the country.
Christians live throughout the country.
Reportedly, only 1.9 million of those who profess the Christian faith actually attend church. The Government neither monitors nor advises these organizations. Foreign missionary groups, including Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, and Mormon groups, operated throughout the country with a minimum of formal requirements or restrictions. Violent confrontations between Muslim sects in January and August 1998 led to deaths and injuries. The police dispersed the attackers without firing any shots.