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Annex
Table 1: Asia-Pacific: Constitutional Provisions on Religion
HDI
Rank
Annex
Countries* Constitution Constitutional Provision on Religion
East Asia
12 Japan The Constitution of Japan 1946. No constitutional provision on religion exists.
15 Korea
(Republic of )
Constitution of the Republic of
Korea 1987.
26 Singapore Constitution of the Republic of
Singapore 1999.
33 Brunei Darussalam The Constitution of Brunei
Darussalam 1984.
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
The Preamble stipulates “in the name of God,
Compassionate, the Merciful, praise to be
God, the Lord of the Universe, and may the
benediction and peace of God be upon our
leader Muhammad and upon all his relations
and friends”.
61 Malaysia Constitution of Malaysia 1957. Article 3(1) of the Constitution states “Islam is
the religion of the Federation”.
101 China Constitution of the People’s
Republic of China 2004.
103 Thailand Constitution of the Kingdom of
Thailand 2007.
110 Mongolia Constitution of the People’s
Republic of Mongolia 1992
112 Philippines The 1987 Constitution of the
Republic of the Philippines.
124 Indonesia Constitution of the Republic of
Indonesia 2002.
128 Viet Nam Constitution of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam 1992
138 Lao People’s
Democratic
Republic
Constitution of the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic 2003
139 Cambodia Constitution of the Kingdom of
Cambodia 1993
No constitutional provision on religion exists
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
The Preamble states “we, the sovereign Filipino
people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in
order to build a just and humane society”.
Article 29(1) stipulates “The State shall be
based upon the belief in the One and Only
God”.
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
No constitutional provision on religion exists.
Article 43 (3) states ‘Buddhism is the state
religion’.
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