Pray for Ukraine

• Full Name: Ukraine
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Viktor Yanukovych (President); Mykola Azarov (Prime Minister)
• Population: 45.4 million (2010 est.)
• People Groups: 7
• Religions: (2000)
• Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate> 50.4% (22,889,460)
• Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate> 26.1% (11,853,471)
• Other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Judaism, Non-Religious, & Ethnic Religions)> 8.3% (3,769,494)
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic> 8% (3,633,248)
• Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox> 7.2% (3,269,923)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $2,800 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 35% (15,895,459)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• Radiation pollution for the Chernobyl disaster still affects much of the country. People have weaker immune systems and are more at risk from disease.
• The Hutsul (521,024) and the Deaf Ukranian (232,677) people groups are still unreached.

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