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What is the constitutional role of religion in countries where the state is affiliated to or under the jurisdictional control of a specific religion?

Countries are blank if the constitution does not explicitly establish a state religion or a special relationship with a specific religion.

Religion governs public life as well as private life means that the constitution explicitly establishes a state religion and gives that religion control over public life as well as private life. Jurisdictional control can be established by stating that religious law in the main source of legislation or that legislation cannot contradict religious law, or by requiring individuals to profess a specific religion to be eligible for executive or legislative office.

Religion governs family life means that the constitution establishes a state religion and that religious courts govern family life. The constitution does not state that religion governs public life.

No jurisdictional control means that the constitution establishes a state religion, but does not outline the role of that religion in forming legislation or in determining eligibility for public office, or that the constitution establishes a special relationship with one specific religion. Types of special relationships include referencing a traditional religion, acknowledging the historical influence of a specific religion, or stating that the state is founded upon values or principles from a single religious tradition.

Countries

Afghanistan - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Algeria - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Bahrain - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Comoros - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Egypt - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Iran - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Iraq - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Kuwait - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Libya - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Maldives - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Mauritania - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Oman - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Pakistan - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Qatar - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Saudi Arabia - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Somalia - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Syria - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Tunisia - Religion governs public life as well as private life

United Arab Emirates - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Yemen - Religion governs public life as well as private life

Israel - Religion governs family life

Jordan - Religion governs family life

Andorra - No jurisdictional control

Argentina - No jurisdictional control

Armenia - No jurisdictional control

Bahamas - No jurisdictional control

Bangladesh - No jurisdictional control

Belarus - No jurisdictional control

Bhutan - No jurisdictional control

Brunei - No jurisdictional control

Cambodia - No jurisdictional control

Costa Rica - No jurisdictional control

Cyprus - No jurisdictional control

Denmark - No jurisdictional control

Djibouti - No jurisdictional control

El Salvador - No jurisdictional control

Georgia - No jurisdictional control

Greece - No jurisdictional control

Greenland - No jurisdictional control

Guatemala - No jurisdictional control

Iceland - No jurisdictional control

Indonesia - No jurisdictional control

Liechtenstein - No jurisdictional control

Malaysia - No jurisdictional control

Malta - No jurisdictional control

Monaco - No jurisdictional control

Morocco - No jurisdictional control

Myanmar - No jurisdictional control

Norway - No jurisdictional control

Panama - No jurisdictional control

Papua New Guinea - No jurisdictional control

Peru - No jurisdictional control

Samoa - No jurisdictional control

Sri Lanka - No jurisdictional control

Thailand - No jurisdictional control

Tuvalu - No jurisdictional control

United Kingdom - No jurisdictional control

Vanuatu - No jurisdictional control

Zambia - No jurisdictional control

Albania - const_est_religion__na

Angola - const_est_religion__na

Antigua and Barbuda - const_est_religion__na

Australia - const_est_religion__na

Austria - const_est_religion__na

Azerbaijan - const_est_religion__na

Barbados - const_est_religion__na

Belgium - const_est_religion__na

Belize - const_est_religion__na

Benin - const_est_religion__na

Bolivia - const_est_religion__na

Bosnia and Herzegovina - const_est_religion__na

Botswana - const_est_religion__na

Brazil - const_est_religion__na

Bulgaria - const_est_religion__na

Burkina Faso - const_est_religion__na

Burundi - const_est_religion__na

Cameroon - const_est_religion__na

Canada - const_est_religion__na

Cabo Verde - const_est_religion__na

Central African Republic - const_est_religion__na

Chad - const_est_religion__na

Chile - const_est_religion__na

China - const_est_religion__na

Colombia - const_est_religion__na

Democratic Republic of the Congo - const_est_religion__na

Republic of the Congo - const_est_religion__na

Cote d'Ivoire - const_est_religion__na

Croatia - const_est_religion__na

Cuba - const_est_religion__na

Czech Republic - const_est_religion__na

Dominica - const_est_religion__na

Dominican Republic - const_est_religion__na

Ecuador - const_est_religion__na

Equatorial Guinea - const_est_religion__na

Eritrea - const_est_religion__na

Estonia - const_est_religion__na

Ethiopia - const_est_religion__na

Fiji - const_est_religion__na

Finland - const_est_religion__na

France - const_est_religion__na

Gabon - const_est_religion__na

The Gambia - const_est_religion__na

Germany - const_est_religion__na

Ghana - const_est_religion__na

Grenada - const_est_religion__na

Guinea - const_est_religion__na

Guinea-Bissau - const_est_religion__na

Guyana - const_est_religion__na

Haiti - const_est_religion__na

Honduras - const_est_religion__na

Hungary - const_est_religion__na

India - const_est_religion__na

Ireland - const_est_religion__na

Italy - const_est_religion__na

Jamaica - const_est_religion__na

Japan - const_est_religion__na

Kazakhstan - const_est_religion__na

Kenya - const_est_religion__na

Kiribati - const_est_religion__na

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - const_est_religion__na

Republic of Korea - const_est_religion__na

Kyrgyzstan - const_est_religion__na

Laos - const_est_religion__na

Latvia - const_est_religion__na

Lebanon - const_est_religion__na

Lesotho - const_est_religion__na

Liberia - const_est_religion__na

Lithuania - const_est_religion__na

Luxembourg - const_est_religion__na

North Macedonia - const_est_religion__na

Madagascar - const_est_religion__na

Malawi - const_est_religion__na

Mali - const_est_religion__na

Marshall Islands - const_est_religion__na

Mauritius - const_est_religion__na

Mexico - const_est_religion__na

Micronesia, Federated States of - const_est_religion__na

Moldova - const_est_religion__na

Mongolia - const_est_religion__na

Montenegro - const_est_religion__na

Mozambique - const_est_religion__na

Namibia - const_est_religion__na

Nauru - const_est_religion__na

Nepal - const_est_religion__na

The Netherlands - const_est_religion__na

New Zealand - const_est_religion__na

Nicaragua - const_est_religion__na

Niger - const_est_religion__na

Nigeria - const_est_religion__na

Palau - const_est_religion__na

Paraguay - const_est_religion__na

The Philippines - const_est_religion__na

Poland - const_est_religion__na

Portugal - const_est_religion__na

Romania - const_est_religion__na

Russian Federation - const_est_religion__na

Rwanda - const_est_religion__na

San Marino - const_est_religion__na

Sao Tome and Principe - const_est_religion__na

Senegal - const_est_religion__na

Serbia - const_est_religion__na

Seychelles - const_est_religion__na

Sierra Leone - const_est_religion__na

Singapore - const_est_religion__na

Slovakia - const_est_religion__na

Slovenia - const_est_religion__na

Solomon Islands - const_est_religion__na

South Africa - const_est_religion__na

South Sudan - const_est_religion__na

Spain - const_est_religion__na

St. Kitts and Nevis - const_est_religion__na

St. Lucia - const_est_religion__na

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - const_est_religion__na

Sudan - const_est_religion__na

Suriname - const_est_religion__na

Eswatini - const_est_religion__na

Sweden - const_est_religion__na

Switzerland - const_est_religion__na

Tajikistan - const_est_religion__na

Tanzania - const_est_religion__na

Timor-Leste - const_est_religion__na

Togo - const_est_religion__na

Tonga - const_est_religion__na

Trinidad and Tobago - const_est_religion__na

Türkiye - const_est_religion__na

Turkmenistan - const_est_religion__na

Uganda - const_est_religion__na

Ukraine - const_est_religion__na

United States of America - const_est_religion__na

Uruguay - const_est_religion__na

Uzbekistan - const_est_religion__na

Venezuela - const_est_religion__na

Vietnam - const_est_religion__na

Zimbabwe - const_est_religion__na