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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.
ChinaPRAY 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
ChinaPRAY 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)
ChinaPRAY 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%