The Cook Islands comprise 15 small islands whose total land area is 240 square kilometres. The Cook Islands’ main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (14,153 in 2006), where there is an international airport. With about 100,000 visitors travelling to the islands in the 2010–11 financial year, tourism is the country’s main industry. ACBM activities Following […]
East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, anexclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. East Timor has a lower-middle-income economy. About 37.4% of the country’s population lives below the international poverty line which means living on less than U.S.
Fiji is a country comprising more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited. The population is 860,000. Native Fijians make up 55% of the population, whilst 40% are of Indian descent. Indigenous Fijians are mostly Christian (40% at the 1996 census), and Indo-Fijians are mostly Hindu or Muslim. In total Christians are 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic
A population of 237,000, with main languages being French and local dialects. Dominant religion is Christian (Roman Catholicism specifically). ACBM activities French language skills remain a prerequisite for concerted work in these areas.
North Pacific includes Caroline Islands, Guam, Kiribati, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, and Tuvalu. ACBM activities
Population: 5.9 million. One the least developed and most culturally diverse countries in the world. The majority of the population are still living traditional lifestyles. Main languages are English and local languages. The dominant religion is Christianity (95%, of whom 30% are Roman Catholic) and traditional. Ecclesias: Bougainville, Lae ACBM activities Work started in
Samoa is an island split into two independent territories; Samoa on the west, and American Samoa on the east. Samoa has a population of 185,000, American Samoa 65,000. Both populations speak Samoan and English. The majority religion is Christianity. No preaching has occurred in Samoa for over 7 years now since the Bible
The Solomon Islands have a population of 582,000 with English, Pidjin and local dialects being the main languages. The main religion is Christianity, which is predominantly Protestant. Ecclesias: Honiara, Malaita island & Fote Village ACBM activities Work started in 1996. 4 or 5 field worker visits are made each year to conduct seminars
Tonga has a population of 102,000, speaking Tongan and English. The main religion is Christianity (mainly Wesleyan). ACBM activities Work consists mainly of support for our small group of local brethren in both pastoral and preaching. Regular visits from New Zealand and Australia support this work.
Vanuatu has a population of approximately 200,000, speaking English, French, Bislama (Pidgin) and 120 Tribal languages. The main religion is Christianity. Ecclesias: Efate, Tanna, Malekula, Emau. ACBM activities Since the first baptism in 1999, the numbers of brothers and sisters in Vanuatu has steadily increased. There are now brothers and sisters on
