og Romsdal and the southern areas of Rogaland. Every single municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Sunnmøre (except Ålesund), Hordaland (except Bergen, Askøy and Odda) and Ryfylke (except Strand and Kvitsøy) have selected Nynorsk as the official written language form. In many cases Nynorsk is more similar to Icelandic than Bokmål: Bokmål: Jeg kommer fra Norge. Jeg snakker norsk. Nynorsk: kjem frå Noreg. talar norsk. Danish: Jeg kommer fra Norge. Jeg taler norsk. Swedish: Jag kommer från Norge. Jag talar norska. Faroese: komi frá Noreg. tosi norskt. Icelandic: Ég kem frá Noregi. Ég tala norsku. English: I come from Norway. I speak Norwegian. Religion Christianity is the largest religion. 1,050,559 people are members of the Church of Norway. There are also 55,621 members in other Christian churches. Islam has 11,655 adherents in Western Norway. Buddhism has 2,452 members. 1,557 are from Baháʼí Faith, Judaism, Sikhism and other related religions. Religion is often more important for the inhabitants than the rest of Norway. Bible Belt The name "Bible Belt" has been applied historically to the Southern and Western parts of Norway. The region thus defined included most of Western Norway, especially Rogaland, Møre og Romsdal and some parts of Hordaland. Notably absent from this belt are bigger cities like Bergen and Stavanger where many people identify themselves as non-religious or with other religions. In these areas the conservative branch of the Church of Norway has a stronghold and the members usually associate themselves to Indremisjonen (Inner Mission). There are also numerous Pentecostals and members of the Free Churches, but these movements are also strongly represented in the rest of the country. The Bible Belt in Norway traditionally reflects the support for the Christian Democratic Party. However, especially since the first decade of the 21st century, conservative bible belt Christians unhappy with the more liberal development of the party have increasingly turned to the Progress Party. Buckle Several locations are occasionally referred to as the "Buckle of the Bible Belt": Bømlo, one of the first area in Norway who were Christianized. Christianity has a strong influence among the inhabitants and many prominent Norwegian Christians were born here, including the previous leader of the Christian Democratic Party, Knut Arild Hareide. Among the younger population, charismatic movements are popular. Many Christian gatherings have also been held here. Kvitsøy, a municipality where 28.7% of the population vote for the Christian Democratic Party in the 2009 Norwegian