Bible
Society work in
United Arab Emirates
(Work conducted by the Bible Society in the Gulf.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 83,600 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 2,400,000 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$17,870 (1998) | |
| Literate Population: | 73.8% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Sunni Muslim |
60.6%
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| Shi’í Muslim |
15.0%
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| Christian |
11.1%
|
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| Hindu |
7.6%
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| Bahá’í |
2.3%
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| Other |
3.4%
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| Official Language: | Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1889 | ||||
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
||||
| 8,993 | 2,482 | 1,839 | 0 | 17,409 | 0 |
Latest News #317 (May 2005) [PDF]
Coming to know the true meaning of life in Jesus: Dinesh’s story (February 2005)
Latest News (February 2005)
Latest News (Jan./Feb. 2004)
Gulf Christians give generously to translation fundraising project (April/May 2001)
