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Sep 18: Niger
Niger
Republic of Niger
Africa
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Geography
Area: 1,186,408 sq kmSahara desert in centre and north. Only the southwest and a narrow strip along the Nigerian border in the south are savannah grasslands.
Population: 15,891,482 Annual Growth: 3.94%
Capital: Niamey
Urbanites: 16.7%
HDI Rank: 182 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 38 (76% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: French. Language of wider communication is Hausa Languages: 21 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Muslim| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 52,442 | 0.33 | 2.1 |
| Evangelicals | 21,541 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Muslim | 15,436,986 | 97.14 |
Answer to Prayer
Many churches have been planted through the impact of humanitarian help by Christians in education, well-digging, agricultural development, leprosy control and health services.For an additional 2 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
Challenge for Prayer
Christianity is growing, but more slowly than the population overall; the same applies for evangelicals, who remain a tiny minority. People are coming into the Kingdom in a trickle; pray for the trickle to turn into a torrent. Positively, many previously unreached people groups now have their first believers, and pastors, who converted from Islam themselves, lead the majority of congregations. But social and cultural pressure to remain in or revert to Islam prevents many, who would otherwise do so, from following Christ. Pray for a critical mass of open, practicing Christians that begins larger people movements to Christ.For an additional 7 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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