Home›Religious Law Systems›Jurisdictions Using ItBrowse ByJurisdictions Using ItThis dimension names every jurisdiction that actually uses a given legal system. Wikipedia notes that "some countries have a single legal system, while others may have multiple overlapping legal systems arising from distinct sources of sovereign authority." Browsing this way collects every jurisdiction that shares the same legal system.FactsJurisdictions Using ItSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Source of LawWell-attestedReligious Texts 1Jurisdictions Using ItFilter Results15 entriesLegal FamilyAllReligious Law (15)Group TreeAllCanon Law and Other Religious Legal Orders (6)Hindu and Jain Law (5)Islamic Law and Legal Systems Based on It (9)Jewish Law (2)Origin EraAll200 (2)632 (7)1140 (2)1772 (5)1932 (2)1993 (1)Parent Legal SystemAllReligious Law (13)Area (sq km)All0.49 (1)22,072 (1)181,035 (1)242,500 (1)330,803 (1)446,550 (1)513,120 (1)652,864 (1)676,579 (1)923,769 (1)1,648,195 (1)2,149,690 (1)10,186,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllAbsolute Monarchy (2)Constitutional Monarchy (5)Republic (2)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (3)Low (1)Lower-Middle (4)Upper-Middle (3)Independence or Founding YearAll1768 (1)1801 (1)1919 (1)1929 (1)1932 (1)1948 (2)1953 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1960 (1)1979 (1)LandlockedAllNo (10)Yes (2)PopulationAll882 (1)10,147,200 (1)17,638,801 (1)33,702,731 (1)34,374,300 (1)35,000,000 (1)36,828,330 (1)55,770,232 (1)65,975,198 (1)69,414,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)242,747,130 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15AfghanistanJurisdictions Using It1 entryAfricaJurisdictions Using It1 entryAsiaJurisdictions Using It6 entriesCambodiaJurisdictions Using It1 entryEuropeJurisdictions Using It1 entryIranJurisdictions Using It3 entriesIsraelJurisdictions Using It2 entriesMalaysiaJurisdictions Using It2 entriesMoroccoJurisdictions Using It1 entryMyanmarJurisdictions Using It1 entryNigeriaJurisdictions Using It1 entrySaudi ArabiaJurisdictions Using It4 entriesThailandJurisdictions Using It1 entryUnited KingdomJurisdictions Using It1 entryVatican CityJurisdictions Using It2 entriesSources1. Religious law (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaReligious law, lead sectionQuote, Religious law, lead sectionReligious law includes ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.