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Summary

Description
English: World map of countries with declared state religions.
Christianity (unspecified)
Islam (unspecified)
Polski: Mapa świata z zaznaczonymi krajami z zadeklarowaną religią państwową.
Chrześcijaństwo (niedookreślone)
Islam (niedookreślony)
Português: Mapa múndi dos estados religiosos.
Cristianismo (não especificado)
Islã/Islamismo (não especificado)
Date
Source Own work based on: BlankMap-World.svg and State Religions.png .
Author Applysense , Svenskbygderna ( talk )

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Notes

These countries don't have state religions (and must not be erroneously added for this reason):

  • Argentina - According to Section 2 of the Constitution of Argentina,"The Federal Government supports the Roman Catholic Apostolic religion." but does not stipulate an official state religion: [1]
  • El Salvador - According to Article 26 of the Constitution of El Salvador," The juridical personality of the Catholic Church is recognized. The other churches may obtain recognition of their personality in conformity with the law." but does not stipulate an official state religion: [2] archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  • Georgia - According to Article 9 of the of the Constitution of Georgia,"The State shall declare absolute freedom of belief and religion. At the same time, the State shall recognise the outstanding role of the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia in the history of Georgia and its independence from the State." but does not stipulate an official state religion: [3]

These countries don't provide any special status for a particular religion in their constitutions at all:

  • Dominican Republic - Article 45 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic: [5]
  • Haiti - Section 2 of Article 30 of the Constitution of Haiti: [6]
  • Slovakia - Section 1 of Article 1 of the Constitution of Slovakia: [8]

References

  1. https://www.academia.edu/4109874/THE_INSCRUTABLE_GUARDIAN_OF_THUNDER_AND_SILENCE_The_Dragon_druk_in_Himalayan_Symbology
  2. Mauritania . CIA World Factbook .
  3. Toby Shelley. Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last Colony? . Zed Books; 2004. ISBN 978-1-84277-341-3 . p. 174 .
  4. a b Morocco . CIA World Factbook .
  5. Tunisia . CIA World Factbook .
  6. The 2012 Constitution of Egypt, Translated by Nivien Saleh, with Index (Article 2)
  7. Jordan . CIA World Factbook .
  8. Iraq . CIA World Factbook .
  9. The Constitution of Afghanistan Archived 2015-10-07 at Archive.today (Chapter one, Article two), afghan-web.com
  10. Pakistan . CIA World Factbook .
  11. Bangladesh . CIA World Factbook .
  12. United Arab Emirates . CIA World Factbook .
  13. Oman . CIA World Factbook .
  14. Yemen . CIA World Factbook .
  15. Maldives . CIA World Factbook .
  16. Iran - Constitution (Article 12), unibe.ch , "The official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja'fari school, ..."
  17. Algeria . CIA World Factbook .
  18. The Basic Law of Governance archive copy at the Wayback Machine (Chapter one, Article one), saudiembassy.net , "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic State. Its religion is Islam. Its constitution is Almighty God's Book, The Holy Qur'an, and the Sunna (Traditions) of the Prophet (PBUH). Arabic is the language of the Kingdom. The City of Riyadh is the capital."
  19. Somalia . CIA World Factbook .
  20. Federal Constitution archive copy at the Wayback Machine , agc.gov.my
  21. (2007) Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'Izzaddin Waddaulah Handbook , Int'l Business Publications, pp. 133 ISBN : 978-1-4330-0444-5 .
  22. Greece . CIA World Factbook .
  23. Denmark . CIA World Factbook .
  24. Title VI, Article 75 archive copy at the Wayback Machine of The Constitution of Costa Rica , costaricalaw.com .
  25. Sri Lanka . CIA World Factbook .
  26. Zambia's Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2009 . CIA World Factbook .

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Countries that have an official religion

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