3–5 sentences, or around 120 words and no more than 200 words According to the 2021 census, Moldova is quite religiously homogenous, with 97% of the population identifying as Eastern Orthodox Christians. Smaller denominations include Baptists (1%), Jehovah's Witnesses (0.7%) and Pentecostals (0.4%). The constitution guarantees religious freedom, independence of churches from the state, and availability of optional religious education in schools. Orthodox Christians are divided based on ethnic and political loyalties into two ecclesiastical structures under the jurisdiction of either the Romanian Patriarchate or the Moscow Patriarchate, although their distribution has been shifting due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Women and older generations are more likely to be actively involved in church life.