Kiribati
Republic of Kiribati
Pacific
Geography
Area: 849 sq km
Three archipelagos Gilbert, Rawaki (Phoenix) and Line, with 33 coral atolls (23 inhabited) scattered across 2,000,000 sq km of the Pacific Ocean.
Population: 99,547 Annual Growth: 1.59%
Capital: Tarawa
Urbanites: 44%
Peoples
Official language: English, but I-Kiribati is more widely spoken Languages: 3 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian
Prayercast
Challenges for Prayer
Evangelical Christians are increasing, mainly through Pentecostals. AoG and Church of God both have Bible colleges. Growth is too often followed by decline, since foreign financial windfalls and occasional healings seem to be the main attractions rather than biblical preaching and transformed lives.
For an additional Challenge for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.