the two maps below show an island before and after construction of some tourist facilities.

The bar chart demonstrates the proportions of Catholic residents in six various countries over a 3-year

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(2010-2013).

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, it is apparent that the levels of Catholic dwellers in China, India and Japan underwent an upward trend,

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those in the Philippines, Vietnam and Korea experienced

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pattern within three years. The Philippines had the highest rates of

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, with Japan, having the lowest number of

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throughout

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. As for the countries with the highest proportions of

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, the figure in the Philippines, which stood at roughly 76 million in 2010 decreased slightly

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72

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in 2013.

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, India had a dramatic increase from 10,5

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to 19

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till the end of the

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.

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, the levels of Catholic residents in China were 9

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the beginning of the

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before rising moderately from 6

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in 2013. With regards to the lowest rates of

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, those in Vietnam and Japan were more or less the same from 2010 to 2013 (around 5,5

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and 500,000, respectively). The number of

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residing in Korea, which was 5,3

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in 2010 had a slight decline

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1,3

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at the end

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of the

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.