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LIST OF 50 COUNTRIES WHERE CHRISTIANS ARE MOST PERSECUTED \u2013 REPORT BY OPEN DOORS USA<\/h1>\n

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  1. NORTH KOREA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Communist and post-communist oppression<\/p>\n

    POPULATION: 25,727,000<\/p>\n

    CHRISTIANS: 300,000<\/p>\n

    MAIN RELIGION: Atheism\/traditional beliefs<\/p>\n

    GOVERNMENT: Single-party dictatorship<\/p>\n

    LEADER: Chairman Kim Jong-un<\/p>\n

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    1. AGFANISTAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Clan and ethnic antagonism<\/p>\n

      CHRISTIANS: Thousands<\/p>\n

      GOVERNMENT: Islamic Republic<\/p>\n

      POPULATION: 37,209,000<\/p>\n

      MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

      LEADER: President Ashraf Ghani<\/p>\n

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      1. SOMALIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

        CHRISTIANS: A few hundred<\/p>\n

        GOVERNMENT: Federal republic<\/p>\n

        POPULATION: 15,636,000<\/p>\n

        MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

        LEADER: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed \u201cFarmajo\u201d<\/p>\n

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        1. LIBYA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

          CHRISTIANS: 36,200<\/p>\n

          GOVERNMENT: Transitional<\/p>\n

          POPULATION: 6,570,000<\/p>\n

          MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

          LEADER: Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj<\/p>\n

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          1. PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

            CHRISTIANS: 4,015,000<\/p>\n

            GOVERNMENT: Federal republic<\/p>\n

            POPULATION: 204,596,000<\/p>\n

            MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

            LEADER: Prime Minister Imran Khan<\/p>\n

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            1. ERITREA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Christian denominational protectionism<\/p>\n

              CHRISTIANS: 2,492,000<\/p>\n

              GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

              POPULATION: 5,310,000<\/p>\n

              MAIN RELIGION: Islam\/Christianity<\/p>\n

              LEADER: President Isaias Afwerki<\/p>\n

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              1. SUDAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                CHRISTIANS: 1,963,000<\/p>\n

                GOVERNMENT: Transitional<\/p>\n

                POPULATION: 42,514,000<\/p>\n

                MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                LEADER: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok<\/p>\n

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                1. YEMEN <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                  CHRISTIANS: A few thousand<\/p>\n

                  GOVERNMENT: Islamic republic<\/p>\n

                  POPULATION: 29,580,000<\/p>\n

                  MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                  LEADER: Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed<\/p>\n

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                  1. IRAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                    CHRISTIANS: 800,0001<\/p>\n

                    GOVERNMENT: Islamic republic<\/p>\n

                    POPULATION: 82,821,000<\/p>\n

                    MAIN RELIGION: 82,821,000<\/p>\n

                    LEADER: Islam President Hassan Rouhani<\/p>\n

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                    1. INDIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Religious nationalism<\/p>\n

                      CHRISTIANS: 66,194,000<\/p>\n

                      GOVERNMENT: Federal republic<\/p>\n

                      POPULATION: 1,368,738,000<\/p>\n

                      MAIN RELIGION: Hinduism<\/p>\n

                      LEADER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/p>\n

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                      1. SYRIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                        CHRISTIANS: 744,000<\/p>\n

                        GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

                        POPULATION: 18,499,000<\/p>\n

                        MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                        LEADER: President Bashar al-Assad<\/p>\n

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                        1. NIGERIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                          CHRISTIANS: 93,791,000<\/p>\n

                          GOVERNMENT: Federal presidential republic<\/p>\n

                          POPULATION: 200,962,000<\/p>\n

                          MAIN RELIGION: Christianity\/Islam<\/p>\n

                          LEADER: President Maj. Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu Buhari<\/p>\n

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                          1. SAUDI ARABIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                            CHRISTIANS: 1,419,0001<\/p>\n

                            GOVERNMENT: Absolute monarchy<\/p>\n

                            POPULATION: 34,141,000<\/p>\n

                            MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                            LEADER: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud<\/p>\n

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                            1. MALDIVES <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                              CHRISTIANS: Thousands<\/p>\n

                              GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

                              POPULATION: 452,000<\/p>\n

                              MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                              LEADER: President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih<\/p>\n

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                              1. IRAQ<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                                CHRISTIANS: 202,000<\/p>\n

                                GOVERNMENT: Federal republic<\/p>\n

                                POPULATION: 40,412,000 I<\/p>\n

                                MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                                LEADER: Vacant as of publication<\/p>\n

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                                1. EGYPT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                                  CHRISTIANS: 16,250,000<\/p>\n

                                  GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

                                  POPULATION: 101,169,000<\/p>\n

                                  MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                                  LEADER President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi<\/p>\n

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                                  1. ALGERIA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Islamic oppression<\/p>\n

                                    CHRISTIANS: 129,000<\/p>\n

                                    GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

                                    POPULATION: 42,679,000<\/p>\n

                                    MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                                    LEADER: Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah<\/p>\n

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                                    1. UZBEKISTAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Dictatorial paranoia<\/p>\n

                                      CHRISTIANS: 349,000<\/p>\n

                                      GOVERNMENT: Presidential republic<\/p>\n

                                      POPULATION: 32,807,000<\/p>\n

                                      MAIN RELIGION: Islam<\/p>\n

                                      LEADER: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev<\/p>\n

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                                      1. MYANMAR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Religious nationalism<\/p>\n

                                        CHRISTIANS: 4,322,000<\/p>\n

                                        GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary republic<\/p>\n

                                        POPULATION: 54,336,000<\/p>\n

                                        0MAIN RELIGION: Buddhism<\/p>\n

                                        LEADER: President Win Myint<\/p>\n

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                                        1. LAOS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Clan and ethnic antagonism<\/p>\n

                                          CHRISTIANS: 227,000<\/p>\n

                                          GOVERNMENT: Communist state<\/p>\n

                                          POPULATION: 7,064,000<\/p>\n

                                          MAIN RELIGION: Buddhism<\/p>\n

                                          LEADER: President Bounnhang Vorachith<\/p>\n

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                                          THE OTHER COUNTRIES<\/p>\n

                                          21. Vietnam 22. Turkmenistan 23. China\u00a0 24. Mauritania\u00a0 25. Central African Republic\u00a0 26. Morocco\u00a0\u00a0 27. Qatar 28. Burkina Faso\u00a0 29. Mali 30. Sri Lanka\u00a0 31. Tajikistan\u00a0 32.\u00a0 Nepal\u00a0 33. Jordan\u00a0 34. Tunisia\u00a0 35. Kazakhstan 36. Turkey\u00a0 37. Brunei\u00a0 38. Bangladesh\u00a0 39. Ethiopia 40. Malaysia 41. Colombia\u00a0 42. Oman 43 Kuwait 44. Kenya 45. Bhutan 46. Russian Federation 47. United Arab Emirates\u00a0 48. Cameroon 49. Indonesia 50. Niger<\/p>\n

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                                              LIST OF 50 COUNTRIES WHERE CHRISTIANS ARE MOST PERSECUTED \u2013 REPORT BY OPEN DOORS USA   NORTH KOREA SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Communist and post-communist oppression POPULATION: 25,727,000 CHRISTIANS: 300,000 MAIN RELIGION: Atheism\/traditional beliefs GOVERNMENT: Single-party dictatorship LEADER: Chairman Kim Jong-un   AGFANISTAN SOURCE OF PERSECUTION: Clan and ethnic antagonism CHRISTIANS: Thousands GOVERNMENT: Islamic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"0","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":704,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}