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Asia
• Area:
31,829,200 sq
km
• Population:
4,166,741,314
 Annual
Growth:
1.1%
• Urban
Percent:
43%
Asia
PRAY FOR THE REGION
Approximately 23.5% of the world’s surface area.
Russia east of the Ural Mountains is geographically
part of Asia, but here all of the Russian Federation is
included with Europe. Included here are the TransCaucasus states (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)
as well as the West Asian/Middle Eastern countries.
Includes amazing geographic and ecological diversity
– tropical rain forest, desert, alluvial plains, hills and
the world’s highest mountain range.
Asia
PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE
• Languages: 2,322
• Largest Religion: Muslim (26% of population)
Christians
Other Religions
P=Protestant
J=Judaism
I=Independent
M=Muslim
A=Anglican
Bh=Bahai
C=Catholic
B=Buddhist
O=Orthodox
H=Hindu
S=Marginal
Sk=Sikh
U=Unaffiliated
Ch=Chinese Rel.
X=Other Christian;
E=Trad. Ethnic
All Christians
N=Non-Religious
T=Other
Asia
PRAY FOR THE CHURCH
• Christians (self-identified):
 368,075,984
 8.8% of population
 Annual Growth: 2.3%
• Evangelicals:
 146,854,085
 3.5% of population
 Annual Growth: 3.0%