Gary Miller Ministry

Jul 30: Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan

Asia

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Geography

Area: 2,717,300 sq km
World’s ninth-largest country. Dominating Central Asia and trade routes between east and west. Much of the country is semi-desert.
Population: 15,753,460    Annual Growth: 0.73%
Capital: Astana
Urbanites: 58.5%
HDI Rank: 82 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 76 (54% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Kazakh    Languages: 43 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	1,914,045	12.15	-1.5
Evangelicals	104,511	0.7	3.5
Muslim	8,456,457	53.68

Answer to Prayer

Partnerships and alliances have emerged that cross both ethnic and denominational lines, resulting in greater cooperation in evangelism and combined meetings. There are also a large number of mixed churches, where ethnicities formerly at odds with one another find oneness in Christ.
     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

The revival of Kazakh identity. The government’s deliberate policy on this issue sees a notable increase in both the use of the Kazakh language and a renaissance of Kazakh traditional culture. Despite having a very diverse population, social cohesion is quite good – pray for continued stability. Pray also that a healthy appreciation of cultural minorities might strengthen and not undermine the nation.
     For an additional 8 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Kazakhstan.