Pray for Tajikistan

• Full Name: Republic of Tajikistan
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (president)
• Population: 7,627,200 (July 2011 est.)
• People Groups: 40
• Religions:
• Islam> Sunni 85%, Shia 5%
• Other> 10% (Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $780 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 53% (2009 est.)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• ‘Thousands of people lost their lives in the civil war and a million lost their homes or had to move. Pray that the government would tackle the poverty of over half the population and be able to maintain peace’
• “90% of the population are Muslims, but few actually live out an Islamic faith in their lives. Pray that they would have opportunities to discover Jesus.”

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