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< prev October 16 a) Missionaries to be called to less evangelized areas b) Good relations between expatriate and national workers c) Missionaries to be able to integrate fully into Spanish culture and life 8 The need of Spain is enormous: a) Over 13 million live in towns, villages and districts where there is no evangelical church b) Of the 17 regions, three have less than 20 Protestant churches c) Of the 52 provinces, 28 have fewer than 1,000 evangelical believers d) The one million students are largely unevangelized 9 The less evangelized minorities: a) The Basques – an ancient and proud people without a single Euskera-speaking Protestant church b) The Muslims number around 450,000 c) There is a large inflow of North and West Africans in southern Spain d) Chinese numbers have increased 10 The Canary Islands form an archipelago of seven larger islands off Africa's north-west coast 11 Ceuta (65,000) and Melilla (57,000) are two city enclaves on Morocco's north coast a) Christian literature has been a major factor in church growth, yet the Spanish are poor readers < prev October 16 |
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| Religions | Population % | Adherents | Ann.Gr. |
| Christian | 67.77 | 26,945,200 | -2.7% |
| non-Religious/other | 30.89 | 12,281,794 | +8.1% |
| Muslim | 1.20 | 477,117 | +3.7% |
| Jewish | 0.13 | 51,688 | +5.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.01 | 3,976 | n.a. |
416 in 43 agencies.
1,266 in 182 agencies from 38 countries
Geography 
Area 504,783 sq.km. The major part of the Iberian peninsula and Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.
Population (2000) 39,759,775 +0.03%AGR
Capital Madrid 5 mill.
Peoples Indigenous 98%.
Foreign 2%.
Literacy 97%. Official language Castilian. Catalan, Galician and Basque are the official languages in the respective autonomous regions.
Economy The mightiest economic power in the world in the 16th Century followed by three centuries of decline and economic stagnation until entry into the EU in 1986. HDI 0.894; 21st/174. Public debt 55% of GNP. Income/person $14,490 (46% of USA).
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