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5 Buddhist states

Countries which recognize Buddhism as their official religion:

Countries which recognize Lamaistic Buddhism as their official religion:

Country which recognizes Theravada Buddhism as their official religion:

6 Hindu states

Country which recognizes Hinduism as their official religion:

7 Jewish states

Note: Officially, Israel has no state religion or established church. A few personal status laws, in particular regarding marriage and divorce, are governed by state-recognized Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze authorities. As the Jewish state, however, its de facto state religion is Judaism.

8 Established churches and former state churches in Europe

CountryChurchDenominationDisestablished
Albania [1] none since independence
Andorra Roman Catholic Church Catholicno
Anhalt Evangelical Church of Anhalt Lutheran 1918
Armenia Armenian Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox 1921
Austria Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1918
Baden Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1918
Bavaria Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1918
Belarusnone since independence
Belgiumnone since independence
Bosnia and Herzegovinanone since independence
Brunswick-Lüneburg Evangelical Church of Brunswick Lutheran 1918
Bulgaria Bulgarian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox 1946
Croatianone since independence
Cyprus Cypriot Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox?
Czech Republic Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Denmark Church of Denmark Lutheranno
England Church of England Anglicanno
Estonia Church of Estonia Lutheran 1940
Finland [2] Church of Finland/ Finnish Orthodox Church Lutheran/ Eastern Orthodoxno
France Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1905
Georgia Georgian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox 1921
Greece Greek Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodoxno
Hesse Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau Lutheran 1918
Hungary Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Iceland Church of Iceland Lutheranno
Ireland Church of Ireland Anglican 1871
Italy Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1984
Latvia Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1940
Liechtenstein Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Lippe Church of Lippe Reformed 1918
Lithuania Roman Catholic Church Catholic 1940
Lübeck North Elbian Evangelical Church Lutheran 1918
Luxemburg Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Republic of Macedonianone since independence
Malta Roman Catholic Church Catholicno
Mecklenburg Evangelical Church of Mecklenburg Lutheran 1918
Moldovanone since independence
Monaco Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Netherlands Dutch Reformed Church Reformed1795
Norway Church of Norway Lutheranno
Oldenburg Evangelical Church of Oldenburg Lutheran 1918
Poland Roman Catholic Church Catholic1918
Portugal Roman Catholic Church Catholic?
Prussia 13 provincial churches Lutheran 1918
Romania Romanian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox 1947
Russia Russian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox 1917
Saxon Duchies Evangelical Church in Thuringia Lutheran 1918
Saxony Evangelical Church of Saxony Lutheran 1918
Schaumburg-Lippe Evangelical Church of Schaumburg-Lippe Lutheran 1918
Scotland Church of Scotland Reformedno
Serbia and Montenegro Serb Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox?
Slovakianone since independence
Slovenianone since independence
Spain Roman Catholic Church Catholicno
Sweden Church of Sweden Lutheran January 2000
Switzerlandnone since independence
Turkey Islam 1922
Ukrainenone since independence
Waldeck Evangelical Church of the Hesse Electorate and Waldeck Lutheran 1918
Wales Church in Wales Anglican 1920
Württemberg Evangelical Church of Württemberg Lutheran 1918

[1] In 1967, the Albanian government made atheism the "state religion". This designation remained in effect until 1991.
[2] Finland's State Church was the Church of Sweden until 1809, and the Russian Orthodox Church from 1809 to 1917. After independence in 1917 Finland gave State Church status to both the Church of Finland (successor to the Church of Sweden in Finland) and the Finnish Orthodox Church (successor to the Russian Orthodox Church in Finland).





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