Bible Society work in Spain
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Society of SpainCalle Santa Engracia 133 28003 Madrid Spain Tel: +(34)-(0)91-442-5898 +(34)-(0)91-442-9709 Fax: +(34)-(0)91-442-5855 E-mail: info@sociedadbiblica.org |
Bible Society website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 504,782 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 39,323,000 (1997) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$14,960 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 97.1% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1993): | Roman Catholic |
94.9%
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| Non-religious |
3.0%
|
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| Sunni Muslim |
1.2%
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| Protestant |
0.5%
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| Other |
0.4%
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| Official Language: | Castilian Spanish (national) Basque, Catalan, Galician (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1806 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1975 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 55,532 | 23,113 | 46,514 | 0 | 40,716 | 0 |
| Other territories served: |
Population
|
Beginning of organised
work
|
| Andorra Ceuta Melilla |
65,939
68,796 59,576 |
1832
1851 1851 |
‘We are not just handing out Bibles!’ (July 2006)
Across thousands of miles to an uncertain future (Melilla) (April/May 2006)
The sleeping seed: a true story (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Bible News in Brief (Jan./Feb. 2004)
Pere Roquet: banker who is paying something back (Andorra) Sept. 2003)
Christians Offer the Hope of Jesus to North African Migrants (Sept 2000)
Freedom or Control? (October 1999)
Spain: News in Brief (July/August 1999)
Refugees Caught Between Two Continents (Ceuta) (July/August 1999)
Bible News in Brief (September 1998)
