1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,469,000
2000: 3,282,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 1,541,743; 62.4%
2000: 1,738,354; 53.0%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 1,000; 0%
________  [2000] 3,272; 0.1%

Jews: [1970] 3,000; 0.1%
_____   [2000] 1,871; 0.1%
Muslims: [1970] 874,257; 35.4%
________     [2000] 1,391,068; 42.4%

Atheists: [1970] 12,000; 0.5%
___________[2000] 27,343; 0.8%
Nonreligious: [1970] 37,000; 1.5%
_________________[2000] 119,879; 3.7%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 52,927; 2.1%
___________________________   [2000] 3,533; 0.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 1,488,816; 60.3%
__________________________ [2000] 1,734,821; 52.9%

Orthodox: [1970] 356,500; 14.4%
____________ [2000] 535,000; 16.3%
Protestants: [1970] 28,095; 1.1%
______________ [2000] 20,000; 0.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 1,088,695; 44.1%
______________________ [2000] 1,395,000; 42.5%
Independents: [1970] 10,600; 0.4%
_________________ [2000] 118,000; 3.6%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 3,126; 0.1%
_________________________ [2000] 8,000; 0.2%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] -341,379; -10.4%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 17,000; 0.7%
________________ [2000] 58,000; 1.8%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 8,000; 0.3%
__________________________________ [2000] 167,000; 5.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 494,000; 20.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 720,781; 22.0%