Friday, August 27, 2010

Pray for Uzbekistan

  • Full Name: Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Leader(s): Islam Karimov (President)
  • Population: 27.5 million
  • People Groups: 55
  • Religions:
    • Islam (mostly Sunnis)> 88% (24,200,000)
    • Eastern Orthodox> 9% (2,475,000)
    • Other (including Judaism, Ethnic Religions, & Buddhiism)> 3% (825,000)
  • Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $910 (USD)
  • Population Below Poverty Line: 26% (7,150,000)
  • Some Issues:
    • “Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, Middle East, and Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor; men and women are also trafficked internally.”
    • “Uzbekistan is home to thousands of refugees from Tajikistan (39,202) and Afghanistan (1,060).”
    • “The Turk (158,957) and the Crimean Tatar (90,000) people groups are still unreached.”
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