Key Stats
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Continent: | Europe |
| Capital: | Lefkosia (Nicosia) |
| Population: | 1,371,000 |
| % Urban: | 67.2 % |
| Population Under 15 Yrs: | 17 % |
| Official Language: | Greek; Turkish |
| Languages: | 8 |
| Literacy Rate: | 99 % |
| Life Expectancy: | 81.2 yrs (30/236) |
| HDI Ranking: | 29 / 189 |
| % Christian: | 72.4 % |
| % Evangelical: | 0.8 % |
| Largest Religion: | Christian |
| % Largest Religion: | 72.4 % |
| People Groups: | 21 |
| Least Reached People Groups: | 3 |
| % Unevangelized: | 12 % |
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Cyprus
The Orthodox Church is a crucial focal point for Greek Cypriot culture and identity. The challenge lies in encountering the gospel amid the ethnic-cultural-political traditions. Cyprus is very religious for an EU country, but church attendance is largely practiced by rural folk and the older generation. Pray for the Holy Spirit to draw religious Cypriots into a living relationship with Christ and for renewal within the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church has taken to distributing NTs in the public schools; pray that this might bear much fruit among the students.
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