Islam in Bhutan

Islam has no recognition in Bhutan and is practised by just 2,000 people, where the constitution
establishes the "Chhoe-sid-nyi" (dual system of religion and politics) of Bhutan as unified in the
person of the King who, as a Buddhist, is the upholder of the Chhoe-sid (religion and politics;
temporal and secular) and the protector of all religions in Bhutan.[1] In 2009, the Pew Research
Center estimated based on 2005 data that 0.5% of the population, or 2,750 people, were
Muslims.[2]

See also
Freedom of religion in Bhutan
Islam in South Asia

References
1. Constitution of Bhutan (http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/assets/uploads/docs/acts/2017/Constitutio
n_of_Bhutan_2008.pdf)
2. Miller, Tracy, ed. (October 2009), Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size
and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population (https://web.archive.org/web/200910100507
56/http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf)
(PDF), Pew Research Center, p. 31, archived from the original (http://pewforum.org/newassets
/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf) (PDF) on 2009-10-10

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