1. China The third-largest state in the world, also containing the highest mountains and plateaus in the world. The climate and geography are extremely diverse, ranging from tropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north, from a highly industrialized and modern eastern seaboard to sparsely populated western deserts and mountain ranges. Hong Kong and Macau are integral parts of China, though their statistics are not included here; Taiwan’s status is debated. These three are handled separately.

2. China PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY Area: 9,573,000 sq km Population: 1,330,584,783  Annual Growth: 0.6% Capital: Beijing Urban Percent: 44.9% Human Development Index Rank: 92 of 182 countries

3. China PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE Peoples: 516 (428 unreached) Languages: 296 Official Languages: Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese); local languages in the five Autonomous Regions. 15 regional mega-languages. There are an estimated 600 different spoken Han dialects, but one written language common to all. Largest Religion: Non-religious (44% of population) ChristiansOther Religions P=ProtestantJ=Judaism I=IndependentM=Muslim A=AnglicanBh=Bahai C=CatholicB=Buddhist O=OrthodoxH=Hindu S=MarginalSk=Sikh U=UnaffiliatedCh=Chinese Rel. X=Other Christian;E=Trad. Ethnic All ChristiansN=Non-Religious T=Other

4. China PRAY FOR THE CHURCH Christians (self-identified):  105,382,315  7.9% of population  Annual Growth: 2.7% Evangelicals:  75,399,270  5.7% of population  Annual Growth: 2.9%