Bible Society work in Iceland
 Icelandic
Bible Society PO Box 243 121 Reykjavik Iceland Tel: +(354)-510 1040 Fax: +(354)-510 1045 E-mail: hib@biblian.is |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 103,000 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 280,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$31,090 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 100% | |
| Religions in % of Population (1996): | Protestant |
95.0%
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| Roman Catholic |
1.0%
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| Non-religious |
1.9%
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| Other |
2.1%
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| Official Language: | Icelandic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1807 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1815 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1947 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 1,700 | 2,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Icelandic Bible Society Launches Book of Many Covers (September 2000)
