August 2009 World Race Route Videos
PEOPLE
Population:
4,015,676 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.9% (male:434,225; female:406,730)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male:1,358,086; female:1,354,148)
65 years and over: 11.5% (male:203,614; female:258,873) (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.16% (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.85 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.56 years (2003 est.)
male: 74.95 years
female: 80.34 years
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,800 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS – deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 2002 88.4%, Church of Ireland 2002 3%, other Christian 2002 1.6%, other 2002 1.5%, unspecified 2002 2%, none 2002 3.5% (2002)
Languages:
English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981)
male: NA
female: NA
ECONOMY
GDP – composition by sector:
agriculture: 5%
industry: 46%
services: 49%
(2002)
Labor force – by occupation:
agriculture: 8%, industry: 29%, services: 63% (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate:
4.3% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
10% (1997 est.)
Agriculture products:
Turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products
Exports – commodities:
machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, live animals, animal products (1999 est.)
Imports – commodities:
data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing (1999 est.)
Population:
22,329,977 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.9% (male:1,818,488; female:1,727,598)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male:7,726,903; female:7,801,441)
65 years and over: 14.6% (male:1,342,827; female:1,912,720) (2005)
Population growth rate:
-0.12% (2005 est.)
Death rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.35 years (2005 est.)
male: 67.86 years
female: 75.06 years
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
6,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS – deaths:
350 (2001 est.)
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002)
Languages:
Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
ECONOMY
GDP – composition by sector:
agriculture: 13.1%
industry: 33.7%
services: 53.2%
(2004)
Labor force – by occupation:
agriculture: 31.6%, industry: 30.7%, services: 37.7% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
6.3% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
Agriculture products:
Wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep
Exports – commodities:
Imports – commodities:
machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and products, basic metals, agricultural products
Egypt is a country rich in historical significance. The Egyptian people are no less rich in their cultural goings-on today. A country shaped by the past and under religious bondage, the people of Egypt are hungry to hear of the freedom brought through Christ. While pyramids and palaces give the land a romanticized veneer, under the surface lie hearts in need of relationship and hope.
The Middle East kingdom of Jordan is bordered on the west by Israel and the Dead Sea, on the north by Syria, on the east by Iraq, and on the south by Saudi Arabia. It is a modern Arab nation that is predominately Muslim. It is comparable in size to Indiana and arid hills and mountains make up most of the country.
The Holy Land attracts Jews, Arabs and Christians alike to be a part of a location so rich in our combined religious roots. Serve the people of Israel while walking the paths trod by Christ. Serve in this new World Race location while walking the paths that Christ Jesus once did.
The Masai bush, the Nairobi metropolis, the Kiberra slums…comprise a country diverse yet unified in history. The Kenyan people are colorful, musical, artistic and hungry for the love of Christ. As a new era dawns in Kenya, so does the Gospel of truth and faith. By meeting felt needs in the bush and the city, we hope to leave lasting fruit and lasting ministries to carry on beyond us.
From the Ugandan islands to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the African people of these nations share a common bond. Through the wild lands, home to Africa’s “Big Five” animals coexist people, reached and unreached with the Gospel of Christ. Through evangelism, church planting and discipleship, we will be a part of a movement to further the kingdom of God in this precious region of the world.
During your World Race, your team will take a month to “Ask The Lord” for a new mission field. He may lead you to a location developing, growing and booming or He may lead you to a land untouched by the World Race or even Christianity as a whole. It will be a time to listen to the voice of the Lord and, with true abandon, follow Him into the wild blue yonder.
Leaving the Caribbean, the team will cross the Pacific and land in a whole new world. The country of Vietnam has been under communist rule for decades and the oppression has taken its toll through seasons of warfare and rebuilding. The government is adamantly against religious freedom and as the country suffers in Buddhist bondage, the light of the Christian remnant shines as a candle in the darkness.
Fifty years ago, Cambodia saw one of the most devastating genocides in history. The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people – 1/3 of the country’s population at the time. In 24 hours cities were emptied, left to be ghost towns. The nation has been in constant upheaval until recently. The strength and resiliency of the Cambodian people is inspiring. Be a part of holding orphans, born into a new era; meeting felt needs in some of the worst slums in the world; and church planting with an adolescent generation on the verge of religious revolution.
Even though the official law states that prostitution is illegal, it is estimated that nearly 2 million women and men engage in this practice daily thus creating the lucrative sex industry of Southeast Asia. In addition to reaching out to the rural communities of Thailand, we go to the streets, into the darkest of spiritual environments to share what is most needed: hope. By helping women learn practical vocational skills and providing an alternative form of income, the face of Thailand’s premiere sex industry is being changed one life at a time.
