• PEOPLE NAME: CROATS OF CROATIA

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PEID: 753

ROP: 102315

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Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Slav, Southern

Language: Croatian - (hrv)

Alternate Name(s): Hrvat

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Croatia

Also found in: Australia; Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Germany; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Slovenia; Sweden; United States

Population: 3,625,000

Global Population: 4,955,500


PEID: 753

ROP: 102315

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity


Overview: The Croats of Croatia, numbering 3,625,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Slav, Southern people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,955,500 in 10 countries. Their primary language is Croatian. The primary religion practiced by the Croats is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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