Transcript Slide 1

China
The third-largest state in the
world, also containing the highest
mountains and plateaus in the
world. The climate and geography
are extremely diverse, ranging
from tropical in the south to
sub-arctic in the north, from a
highly industrialized and modern
eastern seaboard to sparsely
populated western deserts and
mountain ranges. Hong Kong and
Macau are integral parts of China,
though their statistics are not
included here; Taiwan’s status is
debated. These three are handled
separately.
China
PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY
• Area: 9,573,000 sq km
• Population: 1,330,584,783
 Annual Growth: 0.6%
• Capital: Beijing
• Urban Percent: 44.9%
• Human Development Index
Rank:
92 of 182 countries
China
PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE
• Peoples: 516 (428 unreached)
• Languages: 296
• Official Languages: Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese); local languages in
the five Autonomous Regions. 15 regional mega-languages. There are
an estimated 600 different spoken Han dialects, but one written
language common to all.
• Largest Religion: Non-religious (44% of population)
Christians
P=Protestant
I=Independent
A=Anglican
C=Catholic
O=Orthodox
S=Marginal
U=Unaffiliated
X=Other Christian;
All Christians
Other Religions
J=Judaism
M=Muslim
Bh=Bahai
B=Buddhist
H=Hindu
Sk=Sikh
Ch=Chinese Rel.
E=Trad. Ethnic
N=Non-Religious
T=Other
China
PRAY FOR THE CHURCH
• Christians (self-identified):
 105,382,315
 7.9% of population
 Annual Growth: 2.7%
• Evangelicals:
 75,399,270
 5.7% of population
 Annual Growth: 2.9%