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Church and state are officially separated since approximately 1916 in Uruguay. According to the most recent official survey 47.1% of Uruguayans define themselves as Roman Catholic, 23.2% as "believing in God but without religion", 17.2% as Atheist or Agnostic, 11.1% "Non-Catholic Christian" (Protestant), 0.6% as followers of Umbanda or other "afro" religions, 0.3% as Jewish, and 0.4% chose "Other".[1] According to the Mormon church, there are about 90,000 Mormons in the country, which, at 2.6% of the population, would make Uruguay the second-most Mormon country in Latin America, behind only Chile.[2]
Although the majority of Uruguayans do not actively practice a religion, they are nominally church members in the Catholic. However, Protestants are more active. It is widely considered the most secular nation in America.[citation needed]
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