IRAN

Iran (also called Persia) is a country in Western Asia. The poverty rate is around 17.80%. The literacy rate is 86%. It is extremely dangerous in Iran due to the kidnapping, arrests, and detention of U.S. citizens.

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There are around 94 people groups in Iran. Of those, 84 (89.4%) are unreached.

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The estimated population is 84,895,000 with 84,561,000 (99.6%) unreached.

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Islam is the largest religion (97.5%). There are around 1.87% Christians and about 0.52% Evangelical Christians.

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It ranked 9th in the persecution ranking. Government authorities, family, friends, and community members persecute Christians. It is in the 10/40 Window. The annual Evangelical growth rate is 19.6%.

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