An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens - In Which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings, Are Con by William Carey
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in several countries, are counted to those countries where they lie.]
_ASIA._ EXTENT. Countries. Length Breadth Number of Religion. Miles. Miles. Inhabitants. TURKEY IN ASIA 1000 800 20,000,000 Mahometanism is most contains Anatolia, prevalent, but there Syria, Palestine, are many Greek, Latin, Diabekr, Tutcomania Eutychian, and and Georgia Armenian Christians. Arabia 1300 1200 16,000,000 Mahometans. Persia 1280 1140 20,000,000 Ditto, of the Sect of Ali. Great Tartary 4000 1200 40,000,000 Mahometans and Pagans. Siberia 2800 960 7,500,000 Greek Christians and Pagans. Samojedia 2000 370 1,900,000 Pagans. Kamtschatcha 540 236 900,000 Ditto. Nova Zembla Undiscovered.thinly inhabit.Ditto. China 1400 1260 60,000,000 Ditto. JAPAN contains 900 360 10,000,000 Ditto. Niphon Isl. Isle of Ximo 210 200 3,000,000 Pagans. ---- Xicoco 117 104 1,800,000 Ditto. ---- Tsussima 39 34 40,000 Ditto. ---- Iki 20 17 6,000 Ditto. |
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