USA

Geography

3,717,795 sq miles (9,629,091 sq km) in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

USA is the world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India).

Population

280,562,489 (July 2002 est.)

white 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4% (2000)

Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)

Languages

English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

Capital

Washington, DC

Political Status

Federal republic; strong democratic tradition

Religion

Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)

Ministry History

Global Teams began in 1983 and has grown to over forty missionaries. Our efforts in the USA include recruiting and training missionaries, providing solid administrative and member care support for our missionary members, and launching new efforts to reach out to the unreached within the USA: Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and others.

Field Goals

1. Recruit more missionaries: families, couples, singles, empty nesters, second career, and "emerging culture".
2. Provide our basic HORIZONS training twice per year.
3. Launch our advanced missionary training, CATALYST, in 2003.
4. Increase the number of church mission conferences and visits.

Within
North America

Canada
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