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REGION

REG7X14X1 [X]

Afghanistan South-Central Asia There is no registration requirement
Akrotiri Western Asia
Albania Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Algeria Northern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
American Samoa Polynesia
Andorra Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Angola Middle Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Anguilla Caribbean
Antarctica Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean
Argentina South America There is no registration requirement
Armenia Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Aruba Caribbean
Australia Australia/New Zealand There is no registration requirement
Austria Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Azerbaijan Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bahamas, The Caribbean There is no registration requirement
Bahrain Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bangladesh South-Central Asia There is no registration requirement
Barbados Caribbean There is no registration requirement
Belarus Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Belgium Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Belize Central America There is no registration requirement
Benin Western Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Bermuda Northern America
Bhutan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bolivia South America Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Botswana Southern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bougainville Melanesia
Brazil South America There is no registration requirement
British Indian Ocean Territory Eastern Africa
British Virgin Islands Caribbean
Brunei South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Bulgaria Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Burkina Faso Western Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Burma (Myanmar) South-Eastern Asia There is no registration requirement
Burundi Eastern Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Cameroon Middle Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Canada Northern America There is no registration requirement
Cape Verde Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean
Cayman Islands Caribbean
Central African Republic Middle Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Chad Middle Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Channel Islands Northern Europe
Chile South America There is no registration requirement
China Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
China-Tibet Eastern Asia
Christmas Island Australia/New Zealand
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia/New Zealand
Colombia South America There is no registration requirement
Comoros Eastern Africa There is no registration requirement
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Middle Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Congo, Republic of the Middle Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Cook Islands Polynesia
Costa Rica Central America There is no registration requirement
Cote d'Ivoire Western Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Croatia Southern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Cuba Caribbean Registration is required but sometimes denied
Curacao Caribbean
Cyprus Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Czech Republic Eastern Europe There is no registration requirement
Denmark Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Dhekelia Western Asia
Djibouti Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Dominica Caribbean
Dominican Republic Caribbean Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Ecuador South America Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Egypt Northern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
El Salvador Central America There is no registration requirement
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Eritrea Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Estonia Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Ethiopia Eastern Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) South America
Faroe Islands Northern Europe
Fiji Melanesia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Finland Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
France Western Europe There is no registration requirement
French Guiana South America
French Polynesia Polynesia
Gabon Middle Africa There is no registration requirement
Gambia, The Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Georgia Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Germany Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Ghana Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Gibraltar Southern Europe
Greece Southern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Greenland Northern America
Grenada Caribbean
Guadeloupe Caribbean
Guam Micronesia (region)
Guatemala Central America There is no registration requirement
Guernsey Northern Europe
Guinea Western Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Guyana South America Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Haiti Caribbean Registration is required but sometimes denied
Honduras Central America There is no registration requirement
Hong Kong Eastern Asia
Hungary Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Iceland Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
India South-Central Asia There is no registration requirement
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia There is no registration requirement
Iran South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Iraq Western Asia 4
Ireland Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Isle of Man Northern Europe
Israel Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Italy Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Jamaica Caribbean There is no registration requirement
Japan Eastern Asia There is no registration requirement
Jersey Northern Europe
Jordan Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Kazakhstan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Kenya Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Kiribati Micronesia (region)
Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of Eastern Asia
Korea, (South) Republic of Eastern Asia
Kosovo Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Kuwait Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Kyrgyzstan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Laos South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Latvia Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Lebanon Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Lesotho Southern Africa There is no registration requirement
Liberia Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Libya Northern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Liechtenstein Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Lithuania Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Luxembourg Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Macau Eastern Asia
Macedonia Southern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Madagascar Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Malawi Eastern Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Maldives South-Central Asia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Mali Western Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Malta Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Marshall Islands Micronesia (region)
Martinique Caribbean
Mauritania Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Mauritius Eastern Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Mayotte Eastern Africa
Mexico Central America Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (region)
Moldova Eastern Europe There is no registration requirement
Monaco Western Europe
Mongolia Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Montenegro Southern Europe Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Montserrat Caribbean
Morocco Northern Africa There is no registration requirement
Mozambique Eastern Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Namibia Southern Africa There is no registration requirement
Nauru Micronesia (region)
Nepal South-Central Asia Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Netherlands Western Europe There is no registration requirement
New Caledonia Melanesia
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand There is no registration requirement
Nicaragua Central America There is no registration requirement
Niger Western Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Nigeria Western Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Niue Polynesia
Norfolk Island Australia/New Zealand
Northern Cyprus Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Northern Mariana Islands Micronesia (region)
Norway Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Occupied Palestinian Territories Western Asia
Oman Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Pakistan South-Central Asia There is no registration requirement
Palau Micronesia (region)
Panama Central America There is no registration requirement
Papua New Guinea Melanesia There is no registration requirement
Paraguay South America Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Peru South America Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Philippines South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Pitcairn Islands Polynesia
Poland Eastern Europe There is no registration requirement
Portugal Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Puerto Rico Caribbean
Qatar Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Reunion Eastern Africa
Romania Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Russia Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
Rwanda Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Saint Barthelemy Caribbean
Saint Helena Western Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean
Saint Lucia Caribbean
Saint Martin Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean
Samoa Polynesia
San Marino Southern Europe
Sao Tome and Principe Middle Africa
Saudi Arabia Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Senegal Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Serbia Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Seychelles Eastern Africa
Sierra Leone Western Africa There is no registration requirement
Singapore South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Sint Maarten Caribbean
Slovakia Eastern Europe There is no registration requirement
Slovenia Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Solomon Islands Melanesia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Somalia Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Somaliland Eastern Africa
South Africa Southern Africa There is no registration requirement
South Sudan Eastern Africa
Spain Southern Europe There is no registration requirement
Spanish North Africa Northern Africa
Sri Lanka South-Central Asia There is no registration requirement
Sudan Northern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Suriname South America There is no registration requirement
Svalbard Northern Europe
Swaziland Southern Africa Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Sweden Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
Switzerland Western Europe There is no registration requirement
Syria Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Taiwan Eastern Asia There is no registration requirement
Tajikistan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Tanzania Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Thailand South-Eastern Asia There is no registration requirement
Timor-Leste South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Togo Western Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Tokelau Polynesia
Tonga Polynesia
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean There is no registration requirement
Tunisia Northern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Turkey Western Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Turkmenistan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean
Tuvalu Polynesia
Uganda Eastern Africa Registration is required but sometimes denied
Ukraine Eastern Europe Registration is required but sometimes denied
United Arab Emirates Western Asia There is no registration requirement
United Kingdom Northern Europe There is no registration requirement
United States (General) Northern America There is no registration requirement
Uruguay South America There is no registration requirement
Uzbekistan South-Central Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Vanuatu Melanesia Registration is required but is never denied, and treatment of all religions in the registration process is equal
Vatican City Southern Europe
Venezuela South America Registration is required but sometimes denied
Vietnam South-Eastern Asia Registration is required but sometimes denied
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Caribbean
Wallis and Futuna Polynesia
Western Sahara Northern Africa There is no registration requirement
Yemen Western Asia There is no registration requirement
Zambia Eastern Africa Registration is required and is never denied, but some religions have more difficulty registering than others
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa There is no registration requirement
     


Sources

1 The Religion and State (RAS) Project is a university-based project located at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel and is directed by Jonathan Fox. Round 3 of the RAS includes all countries with populations of 250,000 or more as well as a sampling of smaller states and offers annual measures from 1990 to 2014. The methods used for conducting the RAS3 collection and the complete codebook can be reviewed online. Or, the codebook and data file can be downloaded free of charge here. For details on how the RAS indexes reported on the ARDA’s National Profiles were coded, constructed, and placed into categories, click here.

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