Iran
Iran's Islamic republic is in contrast to the semi-secular state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, where Islamic laws are technically considered to override laws of the state, though in reality their relative hierarchy is ambiguous.
The Islamic Republic of Iran came into existence following the Iranian Revolution and a national referendum held on 1 April 1979.
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