Religion plays a major role in life in Indonesia, which has the largest population of Muslims in the world. Many different religions are practiced in Indonesia and their collective influence on the country's political, economical and cultural life is significant.[1] As of 2007, the population was estimated as 234,693,997.[2] Based on the 2000 census, the approximately 86.1 percent were Muslims, 5.7 percent Protestant, 3 percent are Catholic, 1.8 percent Hindu, 3.4 percent other or unspecified.[2]