• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE OF CURACAO

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PEID: 16401

ROP: 103701

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Chinese, Yue - (yue)

Alternate Name(s): Cantonese

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Curacao

Also found in: Belgium; Brunei; Canada; China; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Laos; Macao; Malaysia; Mauritius; Panama; Peru; Reunion; Singapore; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zimbabwe

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 77,021,350


PEID: 16401

ROP: 103701

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese of Curacao, numbering 1,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 77,021,350 in 25 countries. Their primary language is Chinese, Yue. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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