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Yemen
Yemen is a country in Western Asia. Yemen is a dangerous country. There is a high threat of terrorism. (Terrorists have targeted Western interests and Yemeni government buildings.) The literacy rate is 70%. Yemen people have suffered for years from civil wars and violence from Islamic extremists (including al-Qaida.)
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There are around 29 people groups in Yemen. Of those, 20 (69%) are unreached. There is an estimated population of 30,342,000, of those, 30,252,000 (99.7%) are unreached.
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The largest religion is Islam (99.7%). There is about 0.20% of Christians with 0.02% being Evangelical Christians.
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There are many persecutors in Yemen, including the government, Islamic extremist groups, community tribes, and families.
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Mission
Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. It is still facing one of the worst humanitarian crises. The annual Evangelical growth rate is 5.1%. It is in the 10/40 window. It ranks 5th in the persecution ranking. The government, Islamic extremist groups, communities, tribes, and families persecute Christians and Christian converts.