Official Religion measures whether the government has an established religion. For a religion to be established there must be a constitutional clause, a law, or the equivalent explicitly stating that a specific religion or specific religions are the official religions of that state. This variable is coded on the following scale:
Type of variable: Categorical
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| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Basic cross-section: | 0 |
| Basic time-series: | 176 |
| Standard time-series: | 176 |
| OECD time-series: | 32 |
| Dataset | Available for years: |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series: | 1990-2014 |
| Basic time-series: | 1990-2014 |
| OECD time-series: | 1990-2014 |