Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan - Asia
Caucasian republic on the Caspian Sea, including a 5,632 sq km enclave, Nakhichevan, between Armenia and Iran, and the disputed 4,400 sq km region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Area: 86, 600 sq km
Population: 8, 933, 928
Annual Growth: 1.11%
Capital: Baku
Urbanites: 52.2%
Peoples: 40 (63% unreached) Unreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Azerbaijani
Languages: 34
Largest Religion: Muslim (87.58%)
2.74% are Christian, this number includes Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, etc.
Only 0.2% are Evangelical Christian.
Answer to Prayer:
An Azeri Church has emerged, although not without trials. A reasonable estimate places the number of Azeri Christians in the country at 6,000; a more verifiable total would be 3,000. Either one marks solid growth since 1991 – when there were a mere 40 Christians. Azeri Christian music, literature, poetry and other expressions of worship and culture are beginning to flourish. The number of ethnic Azeris in Iran who follow Christ is much higher.
Challenges for Prayer:
The economic boom associated with oil will not last long, and is predicted to dry up before 2025. The bonanza sees Baku blossom with wealthy elite and luxury goods. Outside of the capital, little effect is observable. Promised economic reforms have lagged, but it is vital that the current wealth is invested heavily into long-term infrastructure and into developing other sources of income.
Caucasian republic on the Caspian Sea, including a 5,632 sq km enclave, Nakhichevan, between Armenia and Iran, and the disputed 4,400 sq km region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Area: 86, 600 sq km
Population: 8, 933, 928
Annual Growth: 1.11%
Capital: Baku
Urbanites: 52.2%
Peoples: 40 (63% unreached) Unreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Azerbaijani
Languages: 34
Largest Religion: Muslim (87.58%)
2.74% are Christian, this number includes Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, etc.
Only 0.2% are Evangelical Christian.
Answer to Prayer:
An Azeri Church has emerged, although not without trials. A reasonable estimate places the number of Azeri Christians in the country at 6,000; a more verifiable total would be 3,000. Either one marks solid growth since 1991 – when there were a mere 40 Christians. Azeri Christian music, literature, poetry and other expressions of worship and culture are beginning to flourish. The number of ethnic Azeris in Iran who follow Christ is much higher.
Challenges for Prayer:
The economic boom associated with oil will not last long, and is predicted to dry up before 2025. The bonanza sees Baku blossom with wealthy elite and luxury goods. Outside of the capital, little effect is observable. Promised economic reforms have lagged, but it is vital that the current wealth is invested heavily into long-term infrastructure and into developing other sources of income.
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