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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