1 INDIAPop: 1,161,856,000Under 35: 69%Location: South AsiaPredominately Hindu;some MuslimRestricts Evangelism

MAURITANIAPop: 2,668,000Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

2 SUDANPop: 40,926,000Under 35: 79%Location: North AfricaSome indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism

AFGHANISTANPop: 28,088,000Under 35: 73%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimRestricts Evangelism

3 KUWAITPop: 2,964,000Under 35: 67%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimRestricts EvangelismBANGLADESHPop: 153,281,000Under 35: 74%Location: South AsiaPredominately Muslim;Some HinduRestricts Evangelism

4 JAPANPop: 127,050,000Under 35: 42%Location: East AsiaPredominately Shinto/BuddhistAllows Evangelism

GUINEA-BISSAUPop: 1,589,000Under 35: 77%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyindigenous religions;Some MuslimRestricts Evangelism

5 BHUTANPop: 692,000Under 35: 73%Location: South AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some HinduRestricts Evangelism

SAUDIA ARABIAPop: 25,608,000Under 35: 71%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

6 GUINEAPop: 9,778,000Under 35: 77%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts EvangelismTHAILANDPop: 67,407,000Under 35: 60%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism

7 NIGERPop: 15,253,000Under 35: 80%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; some indig-enous religionsRestricts EvangelismKYRGYZSTANPop: 5,392,000Under 35: 70%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

8 IRANPop: 72,114,000 Under 35: 73%Location: Arabian GulfSome Sunni MuslimProhibits Evangelism

BURKINA FASOPop: 15,707,000 Under 35: 73%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyIndigenous Religions,MuslimRestricts Evangelism

9 MALIPop: 12,970,000Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; some indig-enous religionsAllows Evangelism

AZERBAIJANPop: 8,829,000Under 35: 64%Location: Central AsiaPredominately Shi’iteMuslim; Some SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

10 BENINPop: 8,833,000Under 35: 81%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyindigenous religions;some MuslimAllows Evangelism

INDONESIAPop: 222,085,000 Under 35: 67%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominately Muslim;Some HinduRestricts Evangelism

11 LAOSPop: 6,215,000 Under 35: 77%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; Someindigenous religionsRestricts Evangelism

WESTERN SAHARAPop: 511,000 Under 35: unknownLocation: North AfricaPredominately MuslimProhibits Evangelism

12 EGYPTPop: 81,895,000 Under 35: 71%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

UZBEKISTANPop: 27,291,000Under 35: 72%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

13 NEPALPop: 29,026,000Under 35: 75%Location: South AsiaSome BuddhistRestricts Evangelism

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESPop: 4,539,000Under 35: 56%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslim; Some Shi’iteMuslimProhibits Evangelism

14 ALBANIAPop: 3,154,000Under 35: 63%Location: EasternEuropePredominately SunniMuslim; some Ortho-doxRestricts EvangelismMOROCCOPop: 31,677,000Under 35: 72%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

10/40 WINDOW NATIONS MONTHLY PRAYER FOCUS

For further information, please contact:Independent Gospel Missions

Vision2020Asiaemail: info@vision2020asia.org

Website: www.vision2020asia.org

Specific Daily Prayer Requests for Vision2020Asia:God’s power and continued blessings upon this needy ministry

For God’s providence in opening as many doors within the 10/40 windowFor the needed finances to train at least 4,000 nationals by 2010

To fulfill the vision that all nations be evangelized with the true Gospel of Jesus Christby 2020.

Current population statistics fromWindow1040.com

Source: The United Nations

15 IRAQPop: 30,652,000Under 35: 80%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately Shi’iteMuslim; some OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism

SRI LANKAPop: 19,244,000Under 35: 62%Location: South AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some Hinduand MuslimRestricts Evangelism

18 YEMENPop: 23,517,000Under 35: 80%Location: Middle EastPredominately MuslimProhibits Evangelism

VIETNAMPop: 87,545,000Under 35: 70%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; someindigenous religionsRestricts Evangelism

19 TAIWANPop: 23,380,000 Under 35: 55%Location: East AsiaPredominately Chinesefolk religion; someBuddhistAllows EvangelismBARAINPop: 787,000 Under 35: 63%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

20 BRUNEIPop: 390,000Under 35: 67%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominately Muslim;some BuddhistRestricts Evangelism

LEBANONPop: 4,196,000Under 35: 70%Location: Middle EastPredominately Muslim;some MaroniteAllows Evangelism

21 QATARPop: 774,000Under 35: 56%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

TURKMENISTANPop: Under 35: 73%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

24 L I B Y APop: 5,115,000Under 35: 76%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

MALAYSIAPop: 27,038,000 Under 35: 69%Location: South AsiaPredominately Muslimand Buddhist; someHinduRestricts Evangelism

25 O M A NPop: 2,823,000Under 35: 72%Location: Middle EastPredominately Muslim;some Russian OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism

KAZAKSTANPop: 15,604,000Under 35: 61%Location: Central AsiaPredominately Muslim;some Russian OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism

26 TUNISIAPop: 10,209,000Under 35: 68%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

CAMBODIAPop: 14,802,000Under 35: 76%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism

27 TURKEYPop: 73,678,000Under 35: 66%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteRestricts Evangelism

NORTH KOREAPop: 23,896,000Under 35: 60%Location: East AsiaPredominately Atheist;some indigenousreligionsProhibits Evangelism

28 SOMOLIAPop: Under 35: 79%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

PAKISTANPop: 141.554,000Under 35: 75%Location: South AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteRestricts Evangelism

GAMBIAPop: 1,654,000 Under 35: 76%Location: West AfricaPredominately MuslimRestricts Evangelism

16 I S R A E LPop: 7,095,000 Under 35: 60%Location: Middle EastPredominately Jewish;some MuslimRestricts Evangelism

TAJIKISTANPop: 6,883,000 Under 35: 76%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

17 CHINAPop: 1,289,586,000Under 35: 60%Location: East AsiaPredominately Atheist;some Chinese folkreligionProhibits EvangelismDJIBOUTIPop: 845,000Under 35: 81%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

31 SYRIAPop: 21,731,000 Under 35: 78%Location: Middle EastPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimProhibits Evangelism

MONGOLIAPop: 2,670,000Under 35: 73%Location: East AsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism

ERIT R EAPop: 5,013,000 Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism

T I B E TPop: 2,400,000Under 35: unknownLocation: East AsiaPredominately LamaistBuddhistProhibits Evangelism

29 NIGERIAPop: 153,744,000Under 35: 78%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism

MALDIVESPop: 306,000 Under 35: 79%Location: South AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism

30 JORDANPop: 6,291,000 Under 35: 77%Location: Middle EastPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

SENEGALPop: 12,365,000Under 35: 78%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism

22 ETHIOPIAPop: 81,520,000,Under 35: 79%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; EthiopianOrthodoxAllows EvangelismMYANMARPop: 49,674,000Under 35: 69%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some MuslimRestricts Evangelism

23 CHADPop: 8,425,000Under 35: 80%Location: North AfricaSome indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism

ALGERIAPop: 34,851,000Under 35: 74%Location: North AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism

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