The Communist-governed countries of China, Vietnam and North Korea are officially atheist, thus the number of Buddhists and other religious adherents may be under-reported.
ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪstɡˈʌvɚnd kˈʌntɹiz ʌv tʃˈaɪnə, vˌiːətnˈɑːm ænd nˈɔːɹθ kɚɹˈiːə ɑːɹ əfˈɪʃəli ˈeɪθɪˌɪst, ðˈʌs ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv bˈuːdɪsts ænd ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɐdhˈɪɹənts mˈeɪ biː ˌʌndɚɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd.