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Afghanistan South-Central Asia unclear [ Article 2 ]
Akrotiri Western Asia (n/a)
Albania Southern Europe yes [ Article 24 ]
Algeria Northern Africa yes [ Article 42 ]
American Samoa Polynesia (n/a)
Andorra Southern Europe yes [ Article 11(1) ]
Angola Middle Africa yes [ Article 41(1) ]
Anguilla Caribbean (n/a)
Antarctica Antarctica (n/a)
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean yes [ Section 11 ]
Argentina South America yes [ Article 14 ]
Armenia Western Asia yes [ Article 41(1) ]
Aruba Caribbean (n/a)
Australia Australia/New Zealand yes [ Section 116 ]
Austria Western Europe yes, in separate document [ Basic Law on General Rights, Article 14(1) ]
Azerbaijan Western Asia yes [ Article 48(I,II) ]
Bahamas, The Caribbean yes [ Article 22 ]
Bahrain Western Asia unclear [ Article 22 ]
Bangladesh South-Central Asia yes [ Articles 2A, 41(1)(a) ]
Barbados Caribbean yes [ Section 19 ]
Belarus Eastern Europe yes [ Article 31 ]
Belgium Western Europe yes [ Article 19 ]
Belize Central America yes [ Section 11 ]
Benin Western Africa yes [ Article 23 ]
Bermuda Northern America (n/a)
Bhutan South-Central Asia yes [ Article 7(4) ]
Bolivia South America yes [ Articles 4, 21(3) ]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe yes [ Article II, Section 3(g) ]
Botswana Southern Africa yes [ Section 11(1) ]
Bougainville Melanesia (n/a)
Brazil South America yes [ Article 5(VI) ]
British Indian Ocean Territory Eastern Africa (n/a)
British Virgin Islands Caribbean (n/a)
Brunei South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 3(1) ]
Bulgaria Eastern Europe yes [ Articles 13(1), 37 ]
Burkina Faso Western Africa yes [ Article 7 ]
Burma (Myanmar) South-Eastern Asia yes [ Section 34 ]
Burundi Eastern Africa yes [ Article 31 ]
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 43 ]
Cameroon Middle Africa yes [ Preamble (15) ]
Canada Northern America yes [ 1982 Act, Section 2(a) ]
Cape Verde Western Africa yes [ Articles 29(2), 49(1) ]
Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean (n/a)
Cayman Islands Caribbean (n/a)
Central African Republic Middle Africa yes [ Article 10 ]
Chad Middle Africa yes [ Article 27 ]
Channel Islands Northern Europe (n/a)
Chile South America yes [ Article 19(6) ]
China Eastern Asia yes [ Article 36 ]
China-Tibet Eastern Asia (n/a)
Christmas Island Australia/New Zealand (n/a)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia/New Zealand (n/a)
Colombia South America yes [ Article 19 ]
Comoros Eastern Africa no
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Middle Africa yes [ Article 22 ]
Congo, Republic of the Middle Africa yes [ Article 24 ]
Cook Islands Polynesia (n/a)
Costa Rica Central America yes [ Article 75 ]
Cote d'Ivoire Western Africa yes [ Article 19 ]
Croatia Southern Europe yes [ Article 40 ]
Cuba Caribbean yes [ Articles 8, 55 ]
Curacao Caribbean (n/a)
Cyprus Western Asia yes [ Article 18 ]
Czech Republic Eastern Europe yes [ Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Articles 15(1), 16(1) ]
Denmark Northern Europe yes [ Section 67 ]
Dhekelia Western Asia (n/a)
Djibouti Eastern Africa yes [ Article 11 ]
Dominica Caribbean yes [ Section 9 ]
Dominican Republic Caribbean yes [ Article 45 ]
Ecuador South America yes [ Article 66(8) ]
Egypt Northern Africa partial [ Article 64 ]
El Salvador Central America yes [ Article 25 ]
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa yes [ Article 13(1)(f) ]
Eritrea Eastern Africa yes [ Article 19(4) ]
Estonia Northern Europe yes [ Article 40 ]
Ethiopia Eastern Africa yes [ Article 27 ]
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) South America (n/a)
Faroe Islands Northern Europe (n/a)
Fiji Melanesia yes [ Section 22(1-2) ]
Finland Northern Europe yes [ Section 11 ]
France Western Europe implied only [ Article 1 ]
French Guiana South America (n/a)
French Polynesia Polynesia (n/a)
Gabon Middle Africa yes [ Article 1(2) ]
Gambia, The Western Africa yes [ Section 25(1)(b,c) ]
Georgia Western Asia yes [ Article 19(1,2) ]
Germany Western Europe yes [ Article 4(1,2) ]
Ghana Western Africa yes [ Articles 21(1)(b,c), 26(1) ]
Gibraltar Southern Europe (n/a)
Greece Southern Europe yes [ Article 13(1,2) ]
Greenland Northern America (n/a)
Grenada Caribbean yes [ Section 9 ]
Guadeloupe Caribbean (n/a)
Guam Micronesia (region) (n/a)
Guatemala Central America yes [ Article 36 ]
Guernsey Northern Europe (n/a)
Guinea Western Africa yes [ Articles 7, 14 ]
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa yes [ Article 52 ]
Guyana South America yes [ Article 145 ]
Haiti Caribbean yes [ Articles 30, 30.1 ]
Honduras Central America yes [ Article 77 ]
Hong Kong Eastern Asia (n/a)
Hungary Eastern Europe yes [ Article VII(1) ]
Iceland Northern Europe yes [ Article 63 ]
India South-Central Asia yes [ Article 25(1) ]
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia yes [ Articles 28E(1-2), 28I(1), 29(2) ]
Iran South-Central Asia partial [ Articles 12, 13 ]
Iraq Western Asia yes [ Articles 2(Second), 10, 43(First) ]
Ireland Northern Europe yes [ Article 44(2)(1°) ]
Isle of Man Northern Europe (n/a)
Israel Western Asia no, but law functions in its place
Italy Southern Europe yes [ Article 19 ]
Jamaica Caribbean yes [ Sections 13(3), 17 ]
Japan Eastern Asia yes [ Article 20 ]
Jersey Northern Europe (n/a)
Jordan Western Asia unclear [ Article 14 ]
Kazakhstan South-Central Asia implied only [ Article 19(1), 22(1) ]
Kenya Eastern Africa yes [ Article 32 ]
Kiribati Micronesia (region) yes [ Section 11(1) ]
Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of Eastern Asia yes [ Article 68 ]
Korea, (South) Republic of Eastern Asia yes [ Article 20(2) ]
Kosovo Southern Europe yes [ Article 38 ]
Kuwait Western Asia yes [ Article 35 ]
Kyrgyzstan South-Central Asia yes [ Article 32 ]
Laos South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 43 ]
Latvia Northern Europe yes [ Article 99 ]
Lebanon Western Asia yes [ Article 9 ]
Lesotho Southern Africa yes [ Section 13(1) ]
Liberia Western Africa yes [ Article 14 ]
Libya Northern Africa yes [ Article 1 ]
Liechtenstein Western Europe yes [ Article 37(1,2) ]
Lithuania Northern Europe yes [ Article 26 ]
Luxembourg Western Europe yes [ Article 19 ]
Macau Eastern Asia (n/a)
Macedonia Southern Europe yes [ Article 19 ]
Madagascar Eastern Africa yes [ Article 10 ]
Malawi Eastern Africa yes [ Article 33 ]
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 11(1) ]
Maldives South-Central Asia no
Mali Western Africa yes [ Article 4 ]
Malta Southern Europe yes [ Article 40(1) ]
Marshall Islands Micronesia (region) yes [ Article II, Section 1(1) ]
Martinique Caribbean (n/a)
Mauritania Western Africa no
Mauritius Eastern Africa yes [ Section 11(1) ]
Mayotte Eastern Africa (n/a)
Mexico Central America yes [ Article 24 ]
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (region) yes [ Article IV, section 2 ]
Moldova Eastern Europe yes [ Article 31(2) ]
Monaco Western Europe yes [ Article 23 ]
Mongolia Eastern Asia yes [ Article 16(15) ]
Montenegro Southern Europe yes [ Article 46 ]
Montserrat Caribbean (n/a)
Morocco Northern Africa yes [ Article 3 ]
Mozambique Eastern Africa yes [ Article 54(1) ]
Namibia Southern Africa yes [ Article 21(1)(b,c) ]
Nauru Micronesia (region) yes [ Article 11(1) ]
Nepal South-Central Asia yes [ Article 26(1) ]
Netherlands Western Europe yes [ Article 6(1) ]
New Caledonia Melanesia (n/a)
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand yes [ Bill of Rights Act, Sections 13, 15 ]
Nicaragua Central America yes [ Articles 29, 69 ]
Niger Western Africa yes [ Article 30 ]
Nigeria Western Africa yes [ Section 38(1) ]
Niue Polynesia (n/a)
Norfolk Island Australia/New Zealand (n/a)
Northern Cyprus Western Asia yes [ Article 23 ]
Northern Mariana Islands Micronesia (region) (n/a)
Norway Northern Europe yes [ Article 16 ]
Occupied Palestinian Territories Western Asia yes [ Article 18 ]
Oman Western Asia unclear [ Article 28 ]
Pakistan South-Central Asia yes [ Article 20(a) ]
Palau Micronesia (region) yes [ Article IV, Section 1 ]
Panama Central America yes [ Article 35 ]
Papua New Guinea Melanesia yes [ Section 45(1) ]
Paraguay South America yes [ Article 24 ]
Peru South America yes [ Article 2(3) ]
Philippines South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article III, Section 5 ]
Pitcairn Islands Polynesia (n/a)
Poland Eastern Europe yes [ Article 53(1,2) ]
Portugal Southern Europe yes [ Article 41(1) ]
Puerto Rico Caribbean (n/a)
Qatar Western Asia yes [ Article 50 ]
Reunion Eastern Africa (n/a)
Romania Eastern Europe yes [ Article 29 ]
Russia Eastern Europe yes [ Article 28 ]
Rwanda Eastern Africa yes [ Article 37 ]
Saint Barthelemy Caribbean (n/a)
Saint Helena Western Africa (n/a)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean yes [ Section 11 ]
Saint Lucia Caribbean yes [ Section 9 ]
Saint Martin Caribbean (n/a)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern America (n/a)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean yes [ Section 9 ]
Samoa Polynesia yes [ Article 11(1) ]
San Marino Southern Europe yes [ Declaration of Citizens' Rights, Article 6 ]
Sao Tome and Principe Middle Africa yes [ Article 27 ]
Saudi Arabia Western Asia no
Senegal Western Africa yes [ Articles 8, 24 ]
Serbia Southern Europe yes [ Article 43 ]
Seychelles Eastern Africa yes [ Article 21(1) ]
Sierra Leone Western Africa yes [ Article 24(1) ]
Singapore South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 15(1) ]
Sint Maarten Caribbean (n/a)
Slovakia Eastern Europe yes [ Article 24(1,2) ]
Slovenia Southern Europe yes [ Article 41 ]
Solomon Islands Melanesia yes [ Section 11(1) ]
Somalia Eastern Africa partial [ Article 17 ]
Somaliland Eastern Africa (n/a)
South Africa Southern Africa yes [ Section 15(1) ]
South Sudan Eastern Africa yes [ Article 23 ]
Spain Southern Europe yes [ Section 16(1) ]
Spanish North Africa Northern Africa (n/a)
Sri Lanka South-Central Asia yes [ Articles 10, 14(1)(e) ]
Sudan Northern Africa yes [ Articles 6, 38 ]
Suriname South America yes [ Article 18 ]
Svalbard Northern Europe (n/a)
Swaziland Southern Africa yes [ Section 23(1,2) ]
Sweden Northern Europe yes [ Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Article 1(6) ]
Switzerland Western Europe yes [ Article 15 ]
Syria Western Asia yes [ Article 3 ]
Taiwan Eastern Asia yes [ Article 13 ]
Tajikistan South-Central Asia yes [ Article 26 ]
Tanzania Eastern Africa yes [ Article 19(1) ]
Thailand South-Eastern Asia yes [ Section 31 ]
Timor-Leste South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 45(1) ]
Togo Western Africa yes [ Article 25 ]
Tokelau Polynesia (n/a)
Tonga Polynesia yes [ Section 5 ]
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean yes [ Section 4(h) ]
Tunisia Northern Africa yes [ Article 6 ]
Turkey Western Asia yes [ Article 24 ]
Turkmenistan South-Central Asia yes [ Articles 18, 41 ]
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean (n/a)
Tuvalu Polynesia yes [ Section 23(1-2) ]
Uganda Eastern Africa yes [ Articles 29(1)(b,c), 37 ]
Ukraine Eastern Europe yes [ Article 35 ]
United Arab Emirates Western Asia unclear [ Article 32 ]
United Kingdom Northern Europe by law in place of constitution
United States (General) Northern America yes [ First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause ]
Uruguay South America yes [ Article 5 ]
Uzbekistan South-Central Asia yes [ Article 31 ]
Vanuatu Melanesia yes [ Article 5(1)(f) ]
Vatican City Southern Europe (n/a)
Venezuela South America yes [ Article 59 ]
Vietnam South-Eastern Asia yes [ Article 24(1-2) ]
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Caribbean (n/a)
Wallis and Futuna Polynesia (n/a)
Western Sahara Northern Africa (n/a)
Yemen Western Asia no
Zambia Eastern Africa yes [ Article 19 ]
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa yes [ Article 60(1) ]
     


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1 Text from country constitutions was copied from primary documents obtained online using a variety of sources, including the Constitute Project, World Constitutions Illustrated, and government sources. When the text was in a language other than English, it was translated to English by ARDA staff or with web-based translation utilities such as Google Translate. Emphases were added to the text by ARDA staff to differentiate religious content from non-religious content. Text is current to the date listed in the "Current as of" field shown above. Please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are aware of any incorrect information provided on this page.

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