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Population: 22,920,946 (July 2008 est.)
Official Languages: Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Hin), Hakka dialects
Major Religions: mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%. |
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Literacy:
Political Stability:
Economic Overview:
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dynamic capitalist economy
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government reducing its direction on investment and foreign trade
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3 largest foreign reserves
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low unemployment rate profited from higher world energy prices
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2006: banks were forced to tighten lending restrictions due to delinquent consumer debt
Top Products:
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Agriculture: rice, wheat, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish, tea, peanuts, etc.
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Industry: mining, metals, textiles, processing, telecommunications, etc. |
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Some Statistics:
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Labour Force by Occupation:
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Unemployment Rate: 3.9% (2006 est.)
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Pop. Below Poverty Line: 0.9% (2006 est.) |
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Christian Perspective
Approximately 68% of the population practices a combination of Buddhism and Chinese folk religions. The nation may tend more towards atheism in the future as approximately 25% of the younger population claims no religion whatsoever. |
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Praise Points:
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The slow Christian growth which has replaced the stagnation and, in some cases, decline of just over 30 years ago
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Economic growth and survival in the political realm despite mainland China’s attempts to isolate them |
Prayer Points:
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Pray for a spiritual breakthrough
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An end to corruption and a rise in materialism
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A growth in Christian leadership, congregational support, and outreach | |
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