Common
Religion in the Maldives
Islam is the state religion of the Maldives. The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution requires that citizenship status be based on adherence to the state religion, which legally makes the country's citizens hundred percent Muslim. However, residents, tourists and workers in the Maldives are free to be of any religion and practise them in private. In 2020, studies found that 0.29% of the population is Christian (roughly split between Catholic and Protestant). Buddhism had previously been the predominant religion of the Maldives for about a millennia until at least the 12th century, when it was gradually replaced by Islam over the centuries. During the late 1990s, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs issued warnings, cautioning individuals against listening to radio programs broadcast in the Dhivehi language by the Far East Broadcasting Association, headquartered in the Seychelles. In 1998, 50 Maldivian Christians...
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