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Islamic states have adopted Islam as the ideological foundation of state and constitution.
Afghanistan[132]
Iran[133]
Mauritania[134]
Oman[135]
Saudi Arabia[136]
Sudan[citation needed]
Yemen[137]
State religion
The following Muslim-majority nation-states have endorsed Islam as their state religion.
Algeria[138]
Bahrain[139]
Brunei[140]
Comoros[141]
Djibouti[142]
Egypt[143]
Iraq[144]
Jordan[145]
Kuwait[146]
Libya[147]
Maldives[148]
Malaysia[149]
Morocco[150]
Pakistan[151]
Palestine
Qatar[152]
Sahrawi Republic[153]
Somalia[154]
Tunisia[155]
United Arab Emirates[156]
Unclear or no declaration
These are neutral states where the constitutional or official announcement regarding status of
religion is not clear or unstated.
Indonesia[157]
Syria[158]
Secular states
Secular states in the Muslim world have declared separation between civil/government affairs
and religion.
Albania[159]
Azerbaijan[160]
Bangladesh[note 1]
Bosnia-Herzegovina[163]
Burkina Faso[164]
Chad[165]
The Gambia[166]
Guinea[167]
Guinea-Bissau[168]
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan[169]
Kosovo[170]
Kyrgyzstan[171]
Lebanon[172][173]
Mali[174]
Niger[175]
Nigeria[176]
Senegal[177]
Sierra Leone[178]
Tajikistan[179]
Turkey[180]
Turkmenistan[181]
Uzbekistan[182]