CHRISTIAN COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: ARTSAKH 2ND, ARMENIA 4TH
14:46, 04 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Armenia and Artsakh are in the top five of the countries with
most Christian population. According to the list presented by
christiancountries.com, 99.9% of the population of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic is Christian. Armenia is fourth in the list with
98.7% of Christian population.
Christianity is the major religion on the Planet. About 2.1 billion
people (33 % of world population) are Christians. Nations started to
accept Christianity at different times and due to various reasons.
The website reminds that “Armenia was the first nation in the World
that accepted Christianity as state religion in 301 AD. Roman Empire
accepted Christianity in 313 AD, and Georgia was the third country.”
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