Myanmar
Myanmar [Burma] has isolated itself from the rest of the world for many years, yet the Burmese Church has continued to grow and flourish.
Population
- Population: 51,000,000 [UK 60,609,153]
- Density: 72 per sq km [UK 250 per square km]
[Statistics: CIA World Factbook]
Religion
- Buddhist 82.9
- Christian 8.7%
- Muslim 3.8%
- Chinese religions 3%
- Animist 0.8%
- Hindu 0.5%
- Non-religious/other 0.3%
[Statistics: Operation World]
OMF’s strategic priorities
- Church planting among Bamar, Shan and other Buddhist people groups
- Establishing and strengthening links with various churches and Christian organisations
- Placing personnel with professional skills