diff --git a/app/components/public/CountryMap.vue b/app/components/public/CountryMap.vue
index 0d87b04a..2f4f39e4 100644
--- a/app/components/public/CountryMap.vue
+++ b/app/components/public/CountryMap.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 // outlined polygon from Mapbox's country-boundaries tileset) and plots every
 // people group as a pin — the focus country's groups in a bright brand green,
 // groups in surrounding countries muted — so the viewer sees both the country's
-// people groups and the general area around it.
+// people groups and the general area around it. Clicking a pin opens a popup
+// with that people group's details (photo, country, population, religion,
+// description) plus links to its full profile and prayer page, mirroring the
+// research map's detail panel.
 //
 // Self-contained (uses the npm mapbox-gl directly, not the shared embed bundle):
 // the country page is the only map on the page, so there's no second copy to
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
 const config = useRuntimeConfig()
 const mapboxToken = (config.public as { mapboxToken?: string }).mapboxToken || ''
 const prayBaseUrl = config.public.prayBaseUrl as string
+const { t } = useI18n()
 
 const container = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -54,8 +58,10 @@ function mapColors() {
   }
 }
 
+const PIN_FIELDS = 'name,slug,country_code,rop1,religion,population,location_description,image_url,has_photo,latitude,longitude'
+
 async function loadPins() {
-  const url = `${prayBaseUrl}/api/people-groups/list?fields=name,slug,country_code,latitude,longitude&lang=${props.languageCode}`
+  const url = `${prayBaseUrl}/api/people-groups/list?fields=${PIN_FIELDS}&lang=${props.languageCode}`
   const res = await fetch(url)
   const data = await res.json()
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -66,10 +72,17 @@ async function loadPins() {
     .map((p: any) => ({
       type: 'Feature' as const,
       geometry: { type: 'Point' as const, coordinates: [parseFloat(p.longitude), parseFloat(p.latitude)] },
+      // Only JSON primitives — Mapbox feature properties can't hold nested objects.
       properties: {
         name: p.name,
         slug: p.slug,
-        inCountry: p.country_code?.value === props.countryCode
+        inCountry: p.country_code?.value === props.countryCode,
+        country: p.country_code?.label ?? '',
+        rop1: p.rop1?.label ?? '',
+        religion: p.religion?.label ?? '',
+        population: p.population ?? 0,
+        description: p.location_description ?? '',
+        imageUrl: (p.has_photo && p.image_url) ? p.image_url : ''
       }
     }))
   return { type: 'FeatureCollection' as const, features }
@@ -80,6 +93,41 @@ function escapeHtml(s: string): string {
     .replace(/"/g, '&quot;').replace(/'/g, '&#39;')
 }
 
+function formatPopulation(pop: number): string {
+  if (!pop || Number.isNaN(pop)) return ''
+  return Number(pop).toLocaleString(props.languageCode || 'en')
+}
+
+// Build the pin popup's inner HTML from a feature's properties. Mirrors the
+// research map's detail panel: photo, name, country · people-group, the
+// population/religion stats, a short description, and Pray / Full Profile links.
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+function popupHtml(p: any): string {
+  const name = escapeHtml(p.name || '')
+  const subtitle = [p.country, p.rop1].filter(Boolean).map(escapeHtml).join(' · ')
+  const pop = formatPopulation(p.population)
+  const profileUrl = `${props.researchUrl}${p.slug}`
+  const prayUrl = `${prayBaseUrl}/${p.slug}?source=doxalife`
+
+  const rows: string[] = []
+  if (pop) rows.push(`<div><dt>${escapeHtml(t('Population'))}</dt><dd>${pop}</dd></div>`)
+  if (p.religion) rows.push(`<div><dt>${escapeHtml(t('Religion'))}</dt><dd>${escapeHtml(p.religion)}</dd></div>`)
+
+  return `<div class="cm-popup">
+      ${p.imageUrl ? `<img class="cm-popup__img" src="${escapeHtml(p.imageUrl)}" alt="${name}" loading="lazy">` : ''}
+      <div class="cm-popup__body">
+        <div class="cm-popup__name">${name}</div>
+        ${subtitle ? `<div class="cm-popup__sub">${subtitle}</div>` : ''}
+        ${rows.length ? `<dl class="cm-popup__stats">${rows.join('')}</dl>` : ''}
+        ${p.description ? `<p class="cm-popup__desc">${escapeHtml(p.description)}</p>` : ''}
+        <div class="cm-popup__actions">
+          <a class="cm-popup__btn cm-popup__btn--primary" href="${prayUrl}">${escapeHtml(t('Pray'))}</a>
+          <a class="cm-popup__btn" href="${profileUrl}">${escapeHtml(t('Full Profile'))}</a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>`
+}
+
 async function initMap() {
   if (!container.value || !mapboxToken) return
 
@@ -149,11 +197,9 @@ async function initMap() {
     map.on('click', 'people-group-pins', (e: any) => {
       const f = e.features?.[0]
       if (!f) return
-      const { name, slug } = f.properties
-      const href = `${props.researchUrl}${slug}`
-      new mapboxgl.Popup({ closeButton: true, offset: 10 })
+      new mapboxgl.Popup({ closeButton: true, maxWidth: '264px', offset: 12 })
         .setLngLat(f.geometry.coordinates)
-        .setHTML(`<strong>${escapeHtml(name)}</strong><br><a href="${href}">${escapeHtml(name)} &rarr;</a>`)
+        .setHTML(popupHtml(f.properties))
         .addTo(map)
     })
     map.on('mouseenter', 'people-group-pins', () => { map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer' })
@@ -187,3 +233,104 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => { if (map) { map.remove(); map = null } })
   }
 }
 </style>
+
+<style>
+/* Pin popup. Injected into the Mapbox popup as raw HTML, which scoped styles
+   can't reach, so these rules are global — namespaced under .cm-popup. */
+.mapboxgl-popup-content:has(.cm-popup) {
+  padding: 12px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
+.cm-popup {
+  width: 240px;
+}
+
+/* Portrait thumbnail (4:5), centred — never a wide landscape crop. */
+.cm-popup__img {
+  display: block;
+  width: 150px;
+  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  margin: 0 auto 8px;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__body {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__name {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+  color: var(--color-black, #1f1f1f);
+}
+
+.cm-popup__sub {
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--color-brand-lighter, #6d766e);
+}
+
+.cm-popup__stats {
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 3px;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__stats > div {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__stats dt {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--color-brand-lighter, #6d766e);
+}
+
+.cm-popup__stats dd {
+  margin: 0;
+  text-align: right;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-black, #1f1f1f);
+}
+
+.cm-popup__desc {
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  color: #555;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.cm-popup__btn {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-align: center;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  background: #ecf0f1;
+  color: var(--color-black, #1f1f1f);
+}
+
+.cm-popup__btn--primary {
+  background: var(--color-brand, #3b463d);
+  color: #fff;
+}
+</style>