1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,020,000
2000: 4,629,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 595,840; 29.5%
2000: 1,971,610; 42.6%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 2,100; 0.1%
--------  [2000] 25,395; 0.6%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 1,162,260; 57.5%
------------------      [2000] 1,745,105; 37.7%
Muslims: [1970] 258,700; 12.8%
--------     [2000] 872,749; 18.9%

Other Religionists: [1970] 699; 0.0%
------------------       [2000] 2,583; 0.1%

Atheists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
-----------[2000] 1,306; 0.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 500; 0.0%
-----------------[2000] 10,470; 0.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 80,282; 4.0%
---------------------------   [2000] 222,515; 4.8%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 515,558; 25.5%
-------------------------- [2000] 1,749,095; 37.8%
Protestants: [1970] 66,700; 3.3%
-------------- [2000] 480,000; 10.4%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 427,594; 21.2%
---------------------- [2000] 1,122,995; 24.3%
Independents: [1970] 18,264; 0.9%
----------------- [2000] 110,000; 2.4%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 3,000; 0.2%
------------------------- [2000] 36,100; 0.8%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 13,800; 0.7%
---------------- [2000] 139,000; 3.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 24,000; 1.2%
---------------------------------- [2000] 375,000; 8.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 282,800; 14.0%
------------------------------------ [2000] 917,794; 19.8%