Panama
Republic of Panama
Latin America
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Geography
Area: 77,082 sq km
The narrowest point of the Central American isthmus, and bisected by the Panama Canal.
Population: 3,508,475 Annual Growth: 1.66%
Capital: Panama City
Urbanites: 74.8%
HDI Rank: 60 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 32 (3% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Spanish Languages: 18 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian
| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 3,176,573 | 90.54 | 1.4 |
| Evangelicals | 676,573 | 19.3 | 4.5 |
Challenges for Prayer
The Church’s impact is significantly less than its size. Nominalism is widespread in both the Catholic Church and in many English-speaking churches. Catholicism has lost much impetus to the more dynamic evangelicals, JWs, Mormons and Muslims. The Church lacks the strength to turn this trend around and is further compromised by many of its members dallying with the false teachings of New Age, astrology and psychics. Pray for the intervention of the Holy Spirit.
