Bible
Society work in Aruba
(Work conducted by the Bible Society
in the Netherlands Antilles.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 193 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 101,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$18,829 (2001) | |
| Literate Population: | 95% | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Roman Catholic |
81.9%
|
| Protestant |
12.8%
|
|
| Non-religious |
1.7%
|
|
| Traditional beliefs |
1.2%
|
|
| Jehovah’s Witness |
1.1%
|
|
| Muslim |
0.3%
|
|
| Free Catholic |
0.2%
|
|
| Bahá’í |
0.1%
|
|
| Jewish |
0.1%
|
|
| Other |
0.6%
|
|
| Official Language: | Dutch | |
| Beginning of organised work: | 1929 | |
Common-language Bible for the Papiamentu (June 1997)
