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Thailand
Spiritual Climate of Thailand
Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution, which was modified in 1998 to loosen ties between the state and Buddhism and increase harmony among religious communities. All new religious groups must come under one of the government-recognized umbrella networks in order to be legally recognized.
Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Population:
68,139,238
Religious Diversity:
- 85.3%Buddhist
- 7.9%Muslim
- 2.4%Non-religious
- 1.8%Chinese
- 1.2%Ethnoreligionist
- 1.1%Christian
- 0.1%Other
- 0.1%Hindu
- 0.08%Baha'i
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