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value="https://joshuaproject.net/regions/1">Australia and Pacific</option> <option value="https://joshuaproject.net/regions/9">Europe, Eastern and Eurasia</option> <option value="https://joshuaproject.net/regions/10">Europe, Western</option> </select> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="people_groups"> <header class="pg_header"> <h2> <a href="/global/regions"><span class="link-text">Region</span>:</a>  Asia, Northeast </h2> <div class="row gutter-border"> <div class="stats col-xs-12 col-sm-5 col-md-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">Population</h2> <div class="data">1,643,443,000</div> </div> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">Countries</h2> <div class="data">8</div> </div> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">Number of People Groups</h2> <div class="data">711</div> </div> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">Unreached People Groups</h2> <div class="data">520 (73%)</div> </div> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">Population in Unreached</h2> <div class="data">295,489,000</div> </div> <div class="col col-xs-6 col-sm-6 "> <h2 class="title">% Population in Unreached</h2> <div class="data">18.0%</div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hidden-md hidden-lg"><br /></span> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-8">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/styles/leaflet.css"> <script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.3.3/dist/leaflet.js" integrity="sha512-tAGcCfR4Sc5ZP5ZoVz0quoZDYX5aCtEm/eu1KhSLj2c9eFrylXZknQYmxUssFaVJKvvc0dJQixhGjG2yXWiV9Q==" crossorigin=""></script>  <script src="https://unpkg.com/esri-leaflet@2.2.2/dist/esri-leaflet.js" integrity="sha512-cll/dcqNKG7yfQBrTbRNzGQ70Bh4m+J5jnvU97tPyMnWsD1Ry+CXi0JE+T7Rk54pdJEYlRgXtpwxa9sUqzUAyg==" crossorigin=""></script>  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/styles/leaflet.fullscreen.css">  <script src="/assets/js/general/leaflet.fullscreen.min.js"></script>  <script src="/assets/js/general/leaflet.ajax.min.js"></script>   <div id="mapRegion" class="google_map_ctry"></div> <script> var mapRegion = L.map('mapRegion').setView([36, 105], 3); L.esri.basemapLayer("Streets").addTo(mapRegion); mapRegion.addControl(new L.Control.Fullscreen()); var geojsonLayer = new L.GeoJSON.AJAX("/people_groups/geojson/RegionCode/3", { onEachFeature: onEachFeature, pointToLayer: function(feature, latlng) { var smallIcon = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/assets/img/maps/dot' + feature.properties.JPScale + '.png' }); return L.marker(latlng, {icon: smallIcon}); } }); geojsonLayer.addTo(mapRegion); function onEachFeature(feature, layer) { var toolTipContent = "<b>" + feature.properties.PeopNameInCountry + "</b> in <b>" + feature.properties.Ctry + "</b>"; layer.bindTooltip(toolTipContent, {direction: 'top'}).openTooltip(); if (feature.properties) { layer.on({ click: function (e) { location.href='/people_groups/' + feature.properties.PeopleID3 + '/' + feature.properties.ROG3; } }); } } </script> <div class="center"> <a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mapNotes" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary">Map Notes</a> <div class="modal fade modal-standard" id="mapNotes" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="basicModal" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-map"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"><img src="/assets/img/btn-close-modal.png" /></button> <span class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Map Notes</span> </div> <div class="modal-body bullets-normal"> <div> <ul> <li>Each point represents a people group in a country.</li> <li>Colors <span class="progress-dots"><span class="progress-1">●</span><span class="progress-2">●</span><span class="progress-3">●</span><span class="progress-4">●</span><span class="progress-5">●</span></span> are from the Joshua Project <a href="/global/progress">Progress Scale</a>.</li> <li>Points are best estimates, but should not be taken as exact.</li> <li>Points represent the approximate center of a larger area.</li> <li>Click any point for a popup with further people group details.</li> <li>Click the image in the popup window for a people group profile.</li> <li>Detailed maps are often found on specific people profiles.</li> <li>Use mouse wheel or +/- buttons to zoom the map.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="row"> <table id="regionList" class="table table-totals mediaTable" width="100%"> <caption><div class="table-sorting"> Click <span class="hidden_xs">column </span>headings for sorting ▲▼ </div> <div class="table-scale" > <a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#progressScale">Progress Scale</a>: <span class="dots_no_underline"><a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#progressScale"><span class="progress-dots"><span class="progress-1">●</span><span class="progress-2">●</span><span class="progress-3">●</span><span class="progress-4">●</span><span class="progress-5">●</span></span></span></a> </div></caption> <thead> <tr> <th data-sort="string-ins" class="essential persist">Country<span class="arrow"> ▲</span></th> <th data-sort="int" class="optional num_right">Population</th> <th data-sort="int" class="essential num_right">People<br /> Groups</th> <th data-sort="int" class="essential num_right">Unreached<br /> Groups</th> <th data-sort="float" class="optional num_right">% Unreached<br /> Groups</th> <th data-sort="int" class="optional num_right">Popl in<br /> Unreached</th> <th data-sort="float" class="optional num_right">% Popl in<br /> Unreached</th> <th data-sort="int" class="optional center">Progress<br /> Scale</th> <th data-sort="string-ins" class="left">Primary<br /> Religion</th> <th data-sort="float" class="num_right">% Christian<br /> Adherents</th> <th data-sort="float" class="num_right">%<br /> Evangelical</th> <th data-sort="int" class="num_right">Est. Workers<br /> Needed * </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH">China</a></td> <td class="num_right">1,407,652,000</td> <td class="num_right">545</td> <td class="num_right">441</td> <td class="num_right">80.9 %</td> <td class="num_right">140,420,000</td> <td class="num_right">10.0 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">4</span>  <span class="progress-4 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Non-Religious </td> <td class="num_right">9.2 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 7.6 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 3,031 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/HK">China, Hong Kong</a></td> <td class="num_right">7,455,000</td> <td class="num_right">24</td> <td class="num_right">10</td> <td class="num_right">41.7 %</td> <td class="num_right">430,000</td> <td class="num_right">5.8 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">4</span>  <span class="progress-4 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Ethnic Religions </td> <td class="num_right">13.1 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 6.1 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 15 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/MC">China, Macau</a></td> <td class="num_right">707,000</td> <td class="num_right">12</td> <td class="num_right">5</td> <td class="num_right">41.7 %</td> <td class="num_right">624,000</td> <td class="num_right">88.3 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">2</span>  <span class="progress-2 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Ethnic Religions </td> <td class="num_right">7.9 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 1.9 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 15 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/JA">Japan</a></td> <td class="num_right">122,554,000</td> <td class="num_right">38</td> <td class="num_right">26</td> <td class="num_right">68.4 %</td> <td class="num_right">120,003,000</td> <td class="num_right">97.9 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">1</span>  <span class="progress-1 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Buddhism </td> <td class="num_right">2.2 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 0.6 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 2,412 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/KN">Korea, North</a></td> <td class="num_right">26,118,000</td> <td class="num_right">5</td> <td class="num_right">2</td> <td class="num_right">40.0 %</td> <td class="num_right">25,927,000</td> <td class="num_right">99.3 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">1</span>  <span class="progress-1 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Non-Religious </td> <td class="num_right">1.7 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 1.6 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 518 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/KS">Korea, South</a></td> <td class="num_right">51,663,000</td> <td class="num_right">23</td> <td class="num_right">11</td> <td class="num_right">47.8 %</td> <td class="num_right">447,000</td> <td class="num_right">0.9 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">5</span>  <span class="progress-5 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Non-Religious </td> <td class="num_right">30.1 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 16.4 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 13 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/MG">Mongolia</a></td> <td class="num_right">3,391,000</td> <td class="num_right">28</td> <td class="num_right">17</td> <td class="num_right">60.7 %</td> <td class="num_right">3,161,000</td> <td class="num_right">93.2 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">1</span>  <span class="progress-1 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Buddhism </td> <td class="num_right">2.5 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 1.3 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 72 </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TW">Taiwan</a></td> <td class="num_right">23,902,000</td> <td class="num_right">36</td> <td class="num_right">8</td> <td class="num_right">22.2 %</td> <td class="num_right">4,482,000</td> <td class="num_right">18.8 %</td> <td class="center"> <span class="hidden">4</span>  <span class="progress-4 progress-dots">●</span> </td> <td class="left no_wrap"> Ethnic Religions </td> <td class="num_right">6.3 %</td> <td class="num_right"> 3.3 % </td> <td class="num_right"> 93 </td> </tr> </tbody> <tfoot> <tr> <th class="essential persist num_left">Totals:  8</th> <th class="optional num_right">1,643,443,000</th> <th class="essential num_right">711</th> <th class="essential num_right">520</th> <th class="optional num_right">73.1 %</th> <th class="optional num_right">295,489,000</th> <th class="optional num_right">18.0 %</th> <th class="center optional">3 <span class="progress-1 progress-dots">●</span></th> <th> </th> <th class="num_right">9.2 %</th> <th class="num_right">7.1 %</th> <th class="num_right">6,169</th> </tr> </tfoot> </table> </div> <div class="minor-peoples-link hidden-xs 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