@enigma. >>> to all the people who are against Nepal being a secular state, would you like it if Nepal is declared a Buddhist state ? That is really stupid question. Nepal does not figure out on this list for buddhist population. But it does in similar list for hinduism. http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/bstatt10.htm Would you ask these countries to be named hindu country or secular? Buddhist Countries Countries which recognize Buddhism as their official religion: * Bhutan (Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism) * Cambodia (Theravada Buddhism) * Kalmykia, a republic within the Russian Federation (Tibetan Buddhism - sole Buddhist entity in Europe) * Thailand (Theravada Buddhism) * Tibet Government in Exile (Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism) BTW, UK also has official religion... but is considered champion in democracy and human rights. Anglican Jurisdictions which recognise an Anglican church as their state religion: * England (as part of the greater United Kingdom) - Church of England from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion#Christian_countries Also look what it says about hindu religion..... Hindu Countries There are no countries that explicitly recognise Hinduism as their official religion. In the Constitution of Nepal, however, the country was referred to as the "Hindu Kingdom", even though Hinduism was not mentioned as the state religion. As of May 2006, Nepal was officially declared a secular state.