Religion in Myanmar

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Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Buddhist majority country with a significant minority of Christians and other religious groups residing in the country. Buddhism is a part of Myanmar culture. Section 361 of the Constitution states that "The Union recognizes the special position of Buddhism as the faith professed by the great majority of the citizens of the Union." According to the 2024 census of the Burmese government Buddhism is the dominant religion, of 91.3% of the population, practised especially by the Bamar, Rakhine, Shan, Mon and Chinese ethnic groups. Bamar people also practise the Burmese folk religion under the name of Buddhism. The 2008 constitution provides for the freedom of religion; however, it also grants broad exceptions that allow the regime to restrict these rights at will. Ethnic minorities practise Christianity (4.6%, particularly the Chin, Kachin and Karen people), Islam (3.3%, particularly the Rohingya, Malay, Burmese Chinese and Burmese Indians), and Hinduism (0.6%...

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