HRP: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
IRF: Annual Reports to Congress on International Religious Freedom
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
IRF 1999-2001
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. Roman Catholicism is the official religion.
BAHÁ'Í COMMUNITY
IRF 1999-2001
There are Buddhist and Shinto communities, as well as a considerable Baha'i community spread throughout the country.