Bible Society work in Switzerland
 Swiss
Bible SocietySpitalstrasse 12 2502 Biel/Bienne Switzerland Tel: +(41)-(0)32322-3858 Fax: +(41)-(0)32323-3957 E-mail: info@die-bibel.ch |
Country Data:
| Area: | 41,285 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 7,280,100 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$38,120 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 100% | |
| Religions in
% of Population (1990): (Source: Bible Society) |
Roman Catholic |
42.0%
|
| Protestant |
33.0%
|
|
| Non-religious |
11.0%
|
|
| Muslim |
4.3%
|
|
| Eastern Orthodox |
2.0%
|
|
| Jewish |
0.3%
|
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| Other |
7.4%
|
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| Official Languages: | French, German, Italian, Romansch | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1804 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1955 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1948 (as Federation of Swiss Bible Societies) | |
| Scripture distribution in 2007: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 45,342 | 4,765 | 25,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other territory served: |
Population
|
Beginning of organised
work
|
| Liechtenstein |
32,000
|
1881
|
'I'm filled with light and peace': Lectio Divina in Switzerland (August/September 2007)
‘Walking’ through Scriptures in Switzerland (July 2005)
Swiss children learn biblical values through sport (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Europe’s Year of the Bible to have long-term impact (March 2004)
Jean-Dominique Barthélemy: a tribute (September 2002)
Old Testament scholar dies (June 2002)
