The Bahá'í Faith is the second most widespread of the world’s independent religions, established in 235 countries and territories throughout the world.

It developed from more than 2100 ethnic, racial and tribal groups and numbers some five million followers in total.

For more than a century, the Faith has been working to break down the barriers of prejudice between people and has collaborated with other like-minded groups to promote the model of a global society.

At the heart of the belief is the conviction that humanity is a single people with a common destiny. In the words of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Faith: "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens."