Population
environment. 970,892
3 Glasgow Scotland 629,501
4 Liverpool
Religions North West England 469,017
5 Leeds Yorkshire and the 443,247
The official religion in Britain is Christianity. Schools in Britain must teach pupils about
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Christianity
6 Sheffieldand Christian festivals
Yorkshire and thebut Britain is a country in which many faiths are
439,866
important. Other major religions in Britain are Islam (1.6 million Muslims) and religions of
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7 Edinburgh
Indian origin (over 1 Scotland
million people), including430,082
Hinduism (560,000), Sikhism (340,000) and
8 Bristol
Buddhism (150,000)