Bible Society work in Chile
Chilean
Bible Society
Casilla 784
Santiago
Chile
Tel: +(56)-(0)2-638-3139
Fax: +(56)-(0)2-633-4413
E-mail: sgral@entelchile.net
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Country Data:
| Area: |
756,626 sq.km. |
| Population: |
14,973,843 (1999) |
| Annual Per Capita Income: |
US$4,610 (2000) |
| Literate Population: |
95.2% (1995) |
| Religions in % of Population
(1992): |
Roman Catholic |
76.7%
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| Protestant |
13.2%
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| Non-religious |
5.8%
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| Mormon |
3.0%
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| Other |
1.3%
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| Official Language: |
Spanish |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: |
1812 |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: |
1969 |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: |
1972 |
| Scripture distribution in
2005: |
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Bibles
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New
Testaments
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| 103,191 |
12,828 |
75,647 |
205,932 |
1,966,296 |
1,445,919 |
The Bible at the
top of the world (December 2006)
A travelling salesman for Jesus (November
2006)
Chiles Romani people to have New Testament
in their own language (November 2002)
New Testaments for Chile’s New Students (December 1998)
First Mapudungun New Testament for the Mapuche
(June 1997)
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