Most Christian countries have a state religion included in their constitutions. Some others don't have it included but encourage and practice it. Muslim countries do have their religion as a state one. I am not sure about about Buddhist countries so I prefer not to mention them. Best regards.

Lots of them. Not all use this as a means to oppress other religions within their borders, however. eg Denmark has a state Church, the Lutheran Church, but many religions are recognised and allowed freedom to both practice and proselytise.: According to official statistics from April 2008, 82.0%[72] of the population of Denmark are members of the Lutheran state church, the Danish National Church (Den Danske Folkekirke), also known as the Church of Denmark. If immigrants and descendants of immigrants are excluded from the statistics, the member rate is even higher, approximately 90,3%. According to article 6 of the Constitution, the Royal family must belong to this Church. 3% of the Danish population adhere to Islam, and other religions in Denmark include non-Lutheran Christian denominations. The oldest state recognised religious societies and churches are the following: The Catholic Church in Denmark recognised by the state since 1682 The Reformed Church recognised by the state since 1682. Det Mosaiske Troessamfund, the main Jewish organisation in Denmark, recognised by the state since 1682. Forn Sidr (English: The Old Way), based on the much older, native religion, is one of the most recently recognized by the state, gaining official status in November 2003.[73] Religion, religious societies and churches do not need to be state-recognised in Denmark and can be granted the right to perform weddings etc. without this recognition. Compare this with Saudi Arabia, whose stance is similar to that of many Muslim majority countries: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocratic monarchy in which Islam is the official religion; the law requires that all Saudi citizens be Muslims. Religious freedom is virtually non-existent. The Government does not provide legal recognition or protection for freedom of religion, and it is severely restricted in practice. As a matter of policy, the Government guarantees and protects the right to private worship for all, including non-Muslims who gather in homes for religious practice; however, this right is not always respected in practice and is not defined in law. Moreover, the public practice of non-Muslim religions is prohibited.[1] The Saudi Mutaween (Arabic: مطوعين), or Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (i.e., the religious police), enforces the prohibition on the public practice of non-Muslim religions. The Government claims to recognize the right of non-Muslims to worship in private; it does not always respect this right in practice. As to how many countries exactly still have state religions, Wikipedia lists these: Currently, the following religions are recognized as state religions in some countries: some form of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. [edit] Christian countries The following states recognize some form of Christianity as their state or official religion (by denomination): [edit] Roman Catholic Jurisdictions which recognize Roman Catholicism as their state or official religion: Argentina Bolivia Costa Rica El Salvador Liechtenstein Malta Monaco Slovakia Some cantons of Switzerland (state religion): Appenzell Innerrhoden (declared "religion of the people of Appenzell Innerrhoden") Nidwalden Schwyz Uri Vatican City (official religion) [edit] Eastern Orthodox Jurisdictions which recognize one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches as their state religion: Greece (Church of Greece) Cyprus (Cypriot Orthodox Church) Finland: Finnish Orthodox Church has a special relationship with the Finnish state. The internal structure of the church is described in the Orthodox Church Act. The church has a power to tax its members and corporations, the majority of which is owned by them. The church does not consider itself a state church, as the state does not have the authority to affect its internal workings or theology. [edit] Lutheran Jurisdictions which recognize a Lutheran church as their state religion: Denmark (Church of Denmark) Iceland (Church of Iceland) Norway (Church of Norway) Finland: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has a special relationship with the Finnish state, its internal structure being described in a special law, the Church Act. The Church Act can be amended only by a decision of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and subsequent ratification by the parliament. The church has a power to tax its members and all corporations, except those the majority of which is owned by members of the Finnish Orthodox Church. The state collects these taxes for the church, for a fee. On the other hand, the church is required to give a burial place for everyone in its graveyards.[3] The Finnish president also decides the themes for the intercession days. The church does not consider itself a state church, as the Finnish state does not have the power to influence its internal workings or its theology, although it has a veto in those changes of the internal structure which require changing the Church Act. Neither does the Finnish state accord any precedence to Lutherans or the Lutheran faith in its own acts. [edit] Anglican Jurisdictions that recognise an Anglican church as their state religion: England (Church of England) [edit] Reformed Jurisdictions which recognize a Reformed church as their state religion: Some cantons of Switzerland (Swiss Reformed Church): Aargau Basel-Country Berne Glarus Graubünden Schwyz Thurgau Uri Zurich Scotland – the Church of Scotland is the national church, but is not a "state church" and has complete independence from the state in spiritual matters, thus being both established and free.[4]p.161 The Monarch of the United Kingdom is an ex officio member. [edit] Old Catholic Jurisdictions which recognize an Old Catholic church as their state religion: Some cantons of Switzerland (Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland): Aargau Basel-Country Berne [edit] Islamic countries Countries which recognize Islam as their official religion. Although the separation of church and state is a concept that originated in a western context, there is the notion of toleration for people of the book in Islam. Afghanistan (Islamic state) Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Comoros Egypt Indonesia (recognizes Islam as one of the six recognized religions, along with Protestantism, Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism). Indonesia uses Islamic jurisprudence in private law. (Commment by me, as an expert in Indonesian culture: this is one area when we always have to take Wiki at arm's length. Indonesia follows Panca Sila ie FIVE recognised religions, Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Confucianism/Chinese ancestor worship is tolerated but not officially recognised. There are frequent abuses of Chinese rights. In fact, there is increasing persecution of all other religions besides Islam, and the proposed "pornography" law will affect all non-Muslim groups,which make up to 40% of the population)) Iran (Islamic state) Iraq Jordan Kuwait Libya Malaysia Maldives Mauritania Morocco Oman Pakistan (Islamic state) Qatar Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Saudi Arabia (Islamic kingdom) Somalia Somaliland Tunisia[5] United Arab Emirates Yemen (Islamic state) [edit] Sunni Islam Algeria Comoros Malaysia Maldives Mauritania Pakistan (as national-sanctioned religion) Saudi Arabia (as state-sanctioned religion) Somalia Jordan [edit] Shi'a Islam Iran (as state-sanctioned religion) [edit] Buddhism as state religion Governments which recognize Buddhism, either a specific form of, or the whole, as their official religion: Bhutan (Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism)[6] Cambodia (Theravada Buddhism)[7] Kalmykia, a republic within the Russian Federation (Tibetan Buddhism - sole Buddhist entity in Europe) Sri Lanka (Theravada Buddhism - The constitution accords Buddhism the "foremost place," but Buddhism is not recognized as the state religion.[8] Thailand (Theravada Buddhism) Tibet Government in Exile (Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism) ======== This will change however, as countries such as Indonesia are pressured by Muslim extremists to adopt Sharia law instead of the present "Panca Sila" .

Just as long as the United States of America NEVER DOES!