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numerous surveys conducted since the fall of the Communist regime since 1990 have given quite different figures.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1232521257">.mw-parser-output .reflist-talk{margin:auto 0;border:1px dashed var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:4px;padding-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-talk-title{font-weight:bold}</style><div class="reflist-talk"> <p class="reflist-talk-title">References</p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/albania/#introduction">"Albania Religions"</a>. CIA.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Albania+Religions&rft.pub=CIA&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2Fthe-world-factbook%2Fcountries%2Falbania%2F%23introduction&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATalk%3AThe+World+Factbook" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKarataş" class="citation web cs1">Karataş, İbrahim. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2200&context=ree">"State-Sponsored Atheism: The Case of Albania during the Enver Hoxha Era"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=State-Sponsored+Atheism%3A+The+Case+of+Albania+during+the+Enver+Hoxha+Era&rft.aulast=Karata%C5%9F&rft.aufirst=%C4%B0brahim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.georgefox.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D2200%26context%3Dree&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATalk%3AThe+World+Factbook" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> </div> <p>Those statistics are almost identical to the 2011 Albanian census figures cited at <a href="/wiki/Albania#Religion" title="Albania">Albania#Religion</a>, so close that I suspect it's ultimately the same data, with different rounding. It would be quite surprising if that 2011 census had the same findings as a 1939 one. Check the first reference, and the <i>Factbook</i> is indeed now sourcing its numbers to the 2011 census. The second reference doesn't discuss the <i>Factbook</i> or anything directly related to the idea of it citing old data. My guess is that at one time, the <i>Factbook</i> did indeed cite erroneous numbers via relying on a much older survey, but that's not a claim we can support on the weight of these sources. </p><p>I'm leaving all this here in case someone comes across a reliable source that discusses this, so they don't have to start from scratch. It might be as simple as plugging in the "right" numbers, plus updated referencing. --<a href="/wiki/User:BDD" title="User:BDD">BDD</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:BDD" title="User talk:BDD">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_World_Factbook#c-BDD-2021-10-27T13:34:00.000Z-Albania_as_example_of_inaccuracies" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">13:34, 27 October 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BDD-2021-10-27T13:34:00.000Z-Albania_as_example_of_inaccuracies"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2021-10-27T13:34:00.000Z","author":"BDD","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-BDD-2021-10-27T13:34:00.000Z-Albania_as_example_of_inaccuracies","replies":[]}}--></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-BDD-2021-10-27T13:34:00.000Z-Albania_as_example_of_inaccuracies"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><!--__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","replies":["c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"],"text":"Primary source based","linkableTitle":"Primary source based"}--><h2 id="Primary_source_based" data-mw-thread-id="h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z"></span>Primary source based<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_World_Factbook&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Primary source based"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","replies":["c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"]}}--><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><!--__DTLATESTCOMMENTTHREAD__{"id":"c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based","timestamp":"2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z"}__--><!--__DTCOMMENTCOUNT__1__--><!--__DTAUTHORCOUNT__1__--></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"><!--__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Primary_source_based-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","replies":["c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"],"text":"Primary source based","linkableTitle":"Primary source based"}--></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"></span>I recall flagging the reliance of this article on the work itself, and did again because it seems unresolved. I know the agency's work is astonishing, but I can't cite me. ~ <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Cygnis_insignis" title="User talk:Cygnis insignis">cygnis insignis</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_World_Factbook#c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:39, 19 January 2022 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z","author":"Cygnis insignis","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based","replies":[]}}--></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Cygnis_insignis-2022-01-19T15:39:00.000Z-Primary_source_based"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><!--__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONDESKTOP__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","replies":["c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed"],"text":"Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed","linkableTitle":"Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed"}--><h2 id="Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed" data-mw-thread-id="h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z"></span>Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_World_Factbook&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","replies":["c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed"]}}--><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><!--__DTLATESTCOMMENTTHREAD__{"id":"c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed","timestamp":"2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z"}__--><!--__DTCOMMENTCOUNT__1__--><!--__DTAUTHORCOUNT__1__--></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"><!--__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z","replies":["c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed"],"text":"Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed","linkableTitle":"Chagos Archipelago: Neutral language needed"}--></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed"></span>The section about the Chagos Archipelago (which includes a large U.S./U.K. military base on <a href="/wiki/Diego_Garcia" title="Diego Garcia">Diego Garcia</a> island) uses judgmental language to portray the United States as unjust. Even if this is true, the evidence for that conclusion must be stated in neutral terms. The biased language is unclear and therefore confusing, e.g.: </p><p><i>The United States is behind both the excision of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritian territory and the forcible expulsion of the Chagossians from their lands to establish a military base on one of the island of the archipelago, namely Diego Garcia.</i> </p> <ul><li>Does "behind" mean that the United States <i>performed</i> these actions or <i>supported</i> them while other actors performed them? The vagueness of "behind" might make it a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WEASEL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WEASEL">weasel word</a> implying conspiracy.</li> <li>The passage also seems to state that <i>all</i> Chagossians (presumably the people of the Chagos Archipelago) were expelled from the islands, not just from Diego Garcia.</li> <li>A reader unfamiliar with the facts might conclude that the Chagossians were the ones who "established a military base on one of the island[s]".</li></ul> <p>That's how confusing this compound sentence is. — <a href="/wiki/User:Alarob" title="User:Alarob">ℜ<small>ob C.</small></a> <small><i>alias</i> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Alarob" title="User talk:Alarob"><b>ALAROB</b></a></small> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_World_Factbook#c-Alarob-2022-03-15T17:03:00.000Z-Chagos_Archipelago:_Neutral_language_needed" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC)</a><span 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class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><!--__DTLATESTCOMMENTTHREAD__{"id":"c-Numberguy6-20230727164800-Scope_of_\"territorial_issues_and_controversies\"_section","timestamp":"20230727164800"}__--><!--__DTCOMMENTCOUNT__1__--><!--__DTAUTHORCOUNT__1__--></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"><!--__DTSUBSCRIBEBUTTONMOBILE__{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-Numberguy6-20230727164800","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Scope_of_\"territorial_issues_and_controversies\"_section-20230727164800","replies":["c-Numberguy6-20230727164800-Scope_of_\"territorial_issues_and_controversies\"_section"],"text":"Scope of \"territorial issues and controversies\" section","linkableTitle":"Scope of \"territorial issues and controversies\" section"}--></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Numberguy6-20230727164800-Scope_of_"territorial_issues_and_controversies"_section"></span>Many of the entires on this list only cite the Factbook itself, as opposed to a secondary source describing it as controversial, so it appears to be much more like routine maintenance than anything controversial. <a href="/wiki/User:Numberguy6" title="User:Numberguy6">Numberguy6</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Numberguy6" title="User talk:Numberguy6">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_World_Factbook#c-Numberguy6-20230727164800-Scope_of_"territorial_issues_and_controversies"_section" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:48, 27 July 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Numberguy6-20230727164800-Scope_of_"territorial_issues_and_controversies"_section"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span 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