1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 1,262,712
2000: 2,943,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 1,161,720 [92.0%]
2000: 2,682,602 [91.2%]

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 3,100 [0.3%]
________  [2000] 12,972 [0.4%]
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 84,580 [6.7%]
__________________      [2000] 142,232 [4.8%]
Muslims: [1970] 5,600 [0.4%]
________     [2000] 37,071 [1.3%]
New-Religionists: [1970] %
____________________   [2000] 4,696 [0.2%]

Other Religionists: [1970] 600 [0.1%]
__________________       [2000] 2,718 [0.1%]

Atheists: [1970] %
___________[2000] 2,180 [0.1%]
Nonreligious: [1970] 6,400 [0.5%]
_________________[2000] 58,706 [2.0%]

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 473,155 [37.5%]
___________________________   [2000] 349,724 [11.9%]
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 688,565 [54.5%]
__________________________ [2000] 2,332,878 [79.3%]

Protestants: [1970] 167,100 [13.2%]
______________ [2000] 500,000 [17.0%]
Roman Catholics: [1970] 399,165 [31.6%]
______________________ [2000] 1,451,178 [49.3%]
Independents: [1970] 119,000 [9.4%]
_________________ [2000] 370,000 [12.6%]
Marginal Christians: [1970] 3,000 [0.2%]
_________________________ [2000] 11,300 [0.4%]

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 70,000 [5.5%]
________________ [2000] 195,000 [6.6%]
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 42,000 [3.3%]
__________________________________ [2000] 589,000 [20.0%]
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 114,000 [9.0%]
____________________________________ [2000] 567,743 [19.3%]