Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders
Operation World
Guadeloupe (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 8 Number Languages: 4 Official Language: French For more information go to Guadeloupe on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Guam (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 15 Number Languages: 8 Official Language: Chamorro; English For more information go to Guam on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Guatemala (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 60 Number Languages: 42 Official Language: Spanish; 23 recognized Amerindian languages For more information go to Guatemala on the Operation World website. The above...
Guinea (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 47 Number Languages: 38 Official Language: French. Major vernacular languages Fulbe, Malinke, Susu, Kissi, Guerze and Toma For more information go to Guinea on the...
Guinea-Bissau (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 35 Number Languages: 25 Official Language: Portuguese. National language Portuguese Creole, spoken by as much as half the population For more information go to...
Guyana (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 21 Number Languages: 19 Official Language: English; Creole used by 90% of the population For more information go to Guyana on the Operation World website. The above...
Haiti (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 6 Number Languages: 2 Official Language: French (10% speak it). Common languages Haitian Creole, English and Spanish increasingly used as a second language For more...
Holy See (Vatican City State) (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: Number Languages: Official Language: For more information go to Holy See on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Honduras (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 22 Number Languages: 13 Official Language: Spanish. Other language English on the northern coast For more information go to Honduras on the Operation World website....
Hungary (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 25 Number Languages: 17 Official Language: Hungarian For more information go to Hungary on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Iceland (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 12 Number Languages: 2 Official Language: Icelandic For more information go to Iceland on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
India (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Hindu Number People Groups: 2493 Number Languages: 456 Official Language: Constitutionally there are 22 official languages. The official language is Hindi (spoken by 40% of the population). English...
Indonesia (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 779 Number Languages: 722 Official Language: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia). Its increasing use is unifying the nation and lessening the importance of smaller languages...
Iran (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 97 Number Languages: 79 Official Language: Persian (Farsi; Dari and Tajik are major dialects); almost all Iranians speak some form of Persian as a mother tongue or...
Iraq (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 36 Number Languages: 26 Official Language: Arabic; Kurdish For more information go to Iraq on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Ireland (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 44 Number Languages: 5 Official Language: Irish, English. Irish spoken as a first language by less than 4% of the population; 40% of the Irish population can speak...
Israel (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Jewish Number People Groups: 50 Number Languages: 48 Official Language: Hebrew, Arabic. Numerous immigrant languages from all over the world are spoken For more information go to Israel on the...
Italy (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 105 Number Languages: 42 Official Language: Italian, but vigorous use of nine regional languages akin to Italian For more information go to Italy on the Operation...
Jamaica (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 9 Number Languages: 7 Official Language: English; 97% of the population speak Jamaican Creole For more information go to Jamaica on the Operation World website. The...
Japan (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Buddhist Number People Groups: 36 Number Languages: 16 Official Language: Japanese For more information go to Japan on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Jordan (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 22 Number Languages: 16 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Jordan on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kazakhstan (Operation World)
Largest Religion: , Number People Groups: 66 Number Languages: 43 Official Language: Kazakh For more information go to Kazakhstan on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kenya (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 111 Number Languages: 74 Official Language: English, Swahili For more information go to Kenya on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kiribati (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 5 Number Languages: 3 Official Language: English, but I-Kiribati is more widely spoken For more information go to Kiribati on the Operation World website. The above...
Korea, Democratic People’s Rep (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Non-religious Number People Groups: 5 Number Languages: 1 Official Language: Korean For more information go to Korea, Democratic People’s Rep on the Operation World website. The above link...
Korea, Republic of (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Non-religious Number People Groups: 12 Number Languages: 4 Official Language: Korean For more information go to Korea, Republic of on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kosovo (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 11 Number Languages: Official Language: Albanian, Serbian, English For more information go to Kosovo on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kuwait (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 28 Number Languages: 7 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Kuwait on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Kyrgyzstan (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 41 Number Languages: 32 Official Language: Krgyz; Russian For more information go to Kyrgyzstan on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Laos (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Buddhist Number People Groups: 134 Number Languages: 89 Official Language: Lao For more information go to Laos on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.