Bible
Society work in Albania
Interconfessional Bible Society of AlbaniaRruga Fadil Rada N.102/3
Tirana
Albania
Tel/Fax: +(355)-42-40921
E-mail: Refer to Europe-Middle East Area Service Center
Country Data:
| Area: | 28,748 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 3,087,159 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$870 (1999) | |
| Literate Population: | 93% (1997) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1997): | Sunni Muslim |
60.0%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
24.0%
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| Roman Catholic |
15.7%
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| Protestant |
0.3%
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| Official Language: | Albanian | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1810 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 44 | 8 | 242 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
God’s Word is ‘a real and constant point of reference’ for migrants (Italy/Albania)
(June 2006)
Albanian translation project makes good progress (July 2005)
Children the key to a brighter future for Albania (July 2005)
Church unity drives New Testament translation in Albania (October 2003)
‘Christ’s Words Became Reality’ (January 2000)
Co-operative Effort Takes Bibles to Returning Refugees (September 1999)
Albanian Christians Respond to the Kosovo Crisis (Albania) (June 1999)
What Can the Bible Do? (July/August 1997)
