According to the United Nations' geoscheme, how many countries/special regions are there in Asia?
Snapshots of Christianity in Asia

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
29
36
46
50
Answer explanation
According to the United Nations (UN), there are 50 countries/special regions in Asia. The UN geoscheme classifies Asia into several subregions:
Central Asia – 5
Eastern Asia – 7
South-Eastern Asia – 11
Southern Asia – 9
Western Asia – 18 (including Israel!)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to church history and tradition, which of the following countries first encountered Christianity?
Answer explanation
1. India - 1st century; according to tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle brought Christianity to Kerala (Malabar Coast).
2. Kazakhstan - by 334 CE, a bishop's see of the Church of the East existed
3. China - 635 CE, by the Church of the East
4. Japan - 1549 CE, by Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following Asian countries was never colonized by a Western power?
Answer explanation
Thailand has escaped Western colonization!
Indonesia - by the Dutch from the 17th century until 1949
Malaysia - by the British in the 19th century until 1957
Vietnam - by the French from the late 19th century until 1954
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 2020, what was the second largest religion in Asia?
Answer explanation
Christianity only ranks 6th (including Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodox Christianity), making up a smaller share of Asia's religious landscape...
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In 2020, where did Asia rank in terms of the number of Christians among the continents of North America, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Answer explanation
Asia ranks 4th!
In 2020, there were 385.1 million Asian Christians, making up 15.3% of the total world Christian population. However, they accounted for only 8.3% of Asia’s total population, the lowest percentage among the six continents. In contrast, Latin America had the highest percentage at 92.1%, followed by Europe at 75.9%, Oceania at 73.4%, North America at 69.1%, and Africa at 48.8%.
(Source: World Christian Database)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 2020, which UN region had the largest number of Christians?
Central Asia
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
South-eastern Asia
Western Asia
Answer explanation
Number of Christians and % out of total population:
South-eastern Asia: 155.9M, 23.3%
Eastern Asia: 133.1M, 8.0%
Southern Asia: 76.4M, 3.9%
Western Asia: 15.2M, 5.3%
Central Asia: 4.4M, 5.9%
Total: 385.1M
Andrew Walls: Serial expansion of Christianity through shifts of the center of gravity
(Source: World Christian Database)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 2020, which of the following Asian countries had the highest percentage of Christians?
Answer explanation
1. Armenia - 94.7% (2.66M) - First Christian nation
2. The Philippines - 89.9% (100.9M)
3. Georgia - 85.8% (3.23M)
4. South Korea - 33.1% (17.1M)
(Source: World Christian Database)
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