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Panama (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 30 Number Languages: 18 Official Language: Spanish For more information go to Panama on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Panama (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential Republic Major People Groups: Mestizo, Indigenous, Black Or African Descent, Mulatto, White GDP Per Capita: $35,800 Literacy Rate: 95.7% Unreached: 0.3% Population: 4,470...
Papua New Guinea (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 885 Number Languages: 830 Official Language: English, Tok Pisin (Melanesian/English Creole) and Motu For more information go to Papua New Guinea on the Operation...
Papua New Guinea (Prayercast)
Government: Parliamentary Democracy Under A Constitutional Monarchy; A Commonwealth Realm Major People Groups: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian GDP Per Capita: $4,200 Literacy Rate: 64.2% &nbs...
Paraguay (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 41 Number Languages: 27 Official Language: Spanish, Guaraní. The latter is understood by almost 90% of the population For more information go to Paraguay on...
Paraguay (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential Republic Major People Groups: Mestizo, Other GDP Per Capita: $15,700 Literacy Rate: 94.5% Unreached: 0.1% Population: 7,522,549 Religions: Roman Catholic,...
Pashtun (Prayercast)
rugged, hard-working, hospitable, and devout. Who Are The Pashtun? What Are The Pashtun’s Greatest Struggles? What Is God Doing Among The Pashtun? For more information go to Pashtun on the Prayercast website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Persian World (Prayercast)
proud, ancient history, civilization, and culture The Persian world consists of peoples who are ethnically, linguistically, and historically related to the Persian or Iranian people. It is a vast region in Asia, extending from Azerbaijan and Iran in...
Persians (Prayercast)
warm, gracious, polite - and oppressed. Pray for the hope and peace of Jesus to expel rampant despair, depression, and fear. Pray for entire households to come to faith in Jesus and be restored. Pray for...
Personal Struggles (Prayercast)
pray for Muslims trapped in bondage There are 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. And each one has a unique story. But as we look across the Muslim world, we see that many of them struggle in the same ways. For more information go to Personal...
Peru (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 104 Number Languages: 93 Official Language: Spanish, Quechua. Spanish-speakers 80.3%. Most Amerindians areSpanish-speaking or bilingual; 16.5% of the total population...
Peru (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential Republic Major People Groups: Mestizo, Indigenous, White, African Descent, Unspecified, Other GDP Per Capita: $15,100 Literacy Rate: 94.5% Unreached: 0.6% Population: 32,...
Philippines (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 200 Number Languages: 181 Official Language: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English For more information go to Philippines on the Operation World website. The above...
Philippines (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential Republic Major People Groups: Tagalog, Other Local Ethnicities, Bisaya/Binisaya, Ilocano, Cebuano, Illonggo, Bikol/Bicol, Waray, Kapampangan, Maguindanao, Pangasinan, Foreign Ethnicities GDP Per Capita:...
Poland (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 32 Number Languages: 20 Official Language: Polish For more information go to Poland on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Poland (Prayercast)
Government: Parliamentary Republic Major People Groups: Polish, Other And Unspecified, Silesian, German, Ukrainian GDP Per Capita: $44,100 Literacy Rate: 99.8% Unreached: 0% Population: 38,746,3...
Polio (Prayercast)
Polio was feared around the world prior to Jonas Salk developing a vaccine in 1952. It rose to pandemic levels across Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand in the first half of the 20th century. The highly infectious disease primarily...
Portugal (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 42 Number Languages: 9 Official Language: Portuguese For more information go to Portugal on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Portugal (Prayercast)
Government: Semi-presidential republic Major People Groups: Portuguese, Marrano, Brazilian, Han Chinese, Angolan Mestico GDP Per Capita: $32,200 Literacy Rate: 96.10% Unreached: 1.10% Population:...
President Assad (Prayercast)
controversial ruler of Syria. Who Is President Assad?, President Assad’s Background, President Assad Today For more information go to President Assad on the Prayercast website. The above link opens in a new tab.
President el-Sisi (Prayercast)
leading Egypt in challenging times. Who Is President El-Sisi?, President El-Sisi’s Background, President El-Sisi Today For more information go to President el-Sisi on the Prayercast website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Puerto Rico (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 15 Number Languages: 13 Official Language: Spanish; English For more information go to Puerto Rico on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Qatar (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 24 Number Languages: 6 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Qatar on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Qatar (Prayercast)
Government: Absolute Monarchy Major People Groups: Non-Qatari, Qatari GDP Per Capita: $113,200 Literacy Rate: 93.5% Unreached: 87.3% Population: 2,552,088 Religions: Muslim, Hindu,...
Ramadan/Sawm (Fasting) (Prayercast)
the fourth pillar of Islam Fasting is intended to teach Muslims discipline and self-control. Some think that if one can master the basic desires for food, water, and sex, they can master any temptation throughout the rest of the year. It also helps...
Regions (Prayercast)
pray for Muslims in the majority Muslim world 1.8 billion Muslims are scattered across the world today. They speak different languages. They have different skin colors. Some are rich. Some are poor. And they believe in and practice Islam in...
Reunion (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 19 Number Languages: 9 Official Language: French. Common language French Creole, spoken by over 85%, which is replacing minority languages For more information go to...
Romania (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 32 Number Languages: 23 Official Language: Romanian For more information go to Romania on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Romania (Prayercast)
Government: Semi-presidential Republic Major People Groups: Romanian, Hungarian, Romani, Other, Ukrainian, German GDP Per Capita: $40,500 Literacy Rate: 98.9% Unreached: 0.4% Population: 18,148,1...
Rusian’s Story (Kazakhstan) (Prayercast)
witness to Jesus’ power to save. Kazakhstan in Central Asia is home to millions of Muslims, and God pursuing many of them even now. As we pray, remember that these people are just like us: loved by God and in need of a savior. For more...