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English: World map of countries with declared state religions.
None (Secularism) Polski: Mapa świata z zaznaczonymi krajami z zadeklarowaną religią państwową.
Nic (Sekularyzm) Português: Mapa múndi dos estados religiosos.
Nenhum (Secularismo) |
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| 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:
- Cyprus - Article 18 of the Constitution of Cyprus:[4] archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Dominican Republic - Article 45 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic: [5]
- Haiti - Section 2 of Article 30 of the Constitution of Haiti: [6]
- Moldova - Section 4 of Article 31 of the Constitution of Moldova: [7] archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Slovakia - Section 1 of Article 1 of the Constitution of Slovakia: [8]
References
- Bhutan[1]
- Mauritania[2]
- Western Sahara (via Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[3] and Morocco,[4] which divide control)
- Morocco[4]
- Tunisia[5]
- Egypt[6]
- Jordan[7]
- Iceland
- Iraq[8]
- Afghanistan[9]
- Pakistan[10]
- Bangladesh[11]
- United Arab Emirates[12]
- United Kingdom
- Oman[13]
- Yemen[14]
- Maldives[15]
- Iran[16]
- Algeria[17]
- Saudi Arabia[18]
- Somalia[19]
- Malaysia[20]
- Brunei[21]
- Greece[22]
- Denmark[23]
- Costa Rica[24]
- Sri Lanka[25]
- Cambodia
- Zambia[26]
- ↑ https://www.academia.edu/4109874/THE_INSCRUTABLE_GUARDIAN_OF_THUNDER_AND_SILENCE_The_Dragon_druk_in_Himalayan_Symbology
- ↑ Mauritania. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ 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[dead link].
- ↑ a b Morocco. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Tunisia. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ The 2012 Constitution of Egypt, Translated by Nivien Saleh, with Index (Article 2)
- ↑ Jordan. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Iraq. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ The Constitution of Afghanistan Archived 2015-10-07 at Archive.today (Chapter one, Article two), afghan-web.com
- ↑ Pakistan. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Bangladesh. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ United Arab Emirates. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Oman. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Yemen. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Maldives. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Iran - Constitution (Article 12), unibe.ch, "The official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja'fari school, ..."
- ↑ Algeria. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Somalia. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Federal Constitution archive copy at the Wayback Machine, agc.gov.my
- ↑ (2007) Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'Izzaddin Waddaulah Handbook, Int'l Business Publications, pp. 133 ISBN: 978-1-4330-0444-5. [dead link]
- ↑ Greece. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Denmark. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Title VI, Article 75 archive copy at the Wayback Machine of The Constitution of Costa Rica, costaricalaw.com.
- ↑ Sri Lanka. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved on 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Zambia's Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2009. CIA World Factbook.
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| current | 10:06, 9 December 2023 | | 4,200 × 2,150 (2 MB) | wikimediacommons>GOLDIEM J | Reverted to version as of 16:15, 16 March 2023 (UTC); the regime CLEARLY favours Wahhabism at the expense of other branches, Shias are disadvantaged in the country and have been for a good while, sorry but how are you going to argue that that country is unspecified? |
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