Saturday, November 6, 2010

Pray for the Bahamas

  • Full Name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
  • Government Type: Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
  • Leader(s): Queen Elizabeth II (Head of State); Hubert Ingraham (Prime Minister)
  • Population: 341,713 (2009)
  • People Groups: ?
  • Religions: (2000)
    • Baptist> 35.4% (120,966)
    • Other Christian> 15.2% (51,940)
    • Anglican> 15.1% (51,599)
    • Roman Catholic> 13.5% (46,131)
    • Pentecostal> 8.1% (27,679)
    • Church of God> 4.8% (16,402)
    • Methodist> 4.2% (14,352)
    • None or Unspecified> 2.9% (9,910)
    • Other (including Baha’i Faith, & Judaism)> 0.8% (2,734)
  • Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $21,390 (USD)
  • Population Below Poverty Line: 9.3% (31,779)
  • Some Prayer Requests:
    • Nearly a third of the population are bible-believing Christians, but most are not really committed to church. Pray these communities would grow in their love for each other and the lost.
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