United States of America North America See Prayer Information Geography Area: 9,529,063 sq km The world’s third largest nation in area and population. Population: 317,641,087 Annual Growth: 0.97% Capital: Washington DC Urbanites: 82% HDI Rank: 13 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009) Peoples Peoples: 364 (16% unreached) All peoples Unreached Peoples Prayer Card Official language: English. The growing Spanish-speaking Hispanic population is 11.2% of the population and numbers 34 million Languages: 176 All languages Religion Largest Religion: Christian Religion Pop % Ann Gr Christians 246,553,012 77.62 0.5 Evangelicals 91,764,554 28.9 0.8 Prayercast Answer to Prayer A rich legacy of Christian history has profoundly shaped the USA. From the nation’s early days through today, no other country has been so strongly influenced by biblical Christianity. The national percentage of evangelicals lies at 28.9%, and is spread throughout all major ethnic groups and strata of society. For an additional 5 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM. Challenge for Prayer The 21st Century sees a different role for a different America. The end of the Cold War, the aftermath of 9/11 and subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and the emergence (or re-emergence) of other nations spell the end of the USA as the world’s only superpower. The moral authority of the USA was undermined by its response to 9/11, its economic primacy is increasingly questionable and its diplomatic authority, while still immense, is now one of several global leaders. There is much to pray for: a) Domestic politics saw a definitive change as President Obama replaced President Bush. Both claim to be Christian believers; each has been highly divisive in his own way; these illustrate the intractable nature and interminable polarity of US politics more than anything else. Pray that politicians and the populace might overcome some fundamental differences and work together to see justice, fairness and righteousness exalted in the nation. b) The world’s perception of America plummeted as it exerted its military and economic powers unilaterally in questionable ways. Yet the USA still has a vital, even God-ordained, part to play in the theatre of nations – provider of stability and aid, peacekeeper, proponent of democracy, military/economic superpower and still a world leader in almost every area that matters. Pray that this solemn role might be fulfilled from a platform of selflessness and service to humanity. For an additional 15 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM. More Information The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of United States of America.