Bible
Society work
in the Bahamas
(Work conducted by the Bible Society of the West Indies. See also entry under Jamaica)
Country Data:
| Area: | 13,939 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 298,300 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$15,010 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 96.1% (2000) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Protestant |
75.0%
|
| Roman Catholic |
15.6%
|
|
| Non-religious |
5.3%
|
|
| Jehovah’s Witness |
1.2%
|
|
| Bahá’í |
0.4%
|
|
| Jewish |
0.3%
|
|
| Eastern Orthodox |
0.1%
|
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| Other |
2.1%
|
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| Official Language: | English | |
| Beginning of organised work: | 1816 | |
Bahamas focus:
A rich Bible heritage (March 2002)
AIDS, young people and sport are the focus of Bible work in ‘paradise’ Bahamas (March 2002)
Bible studies help steer children away from gangs (March 2002)
Helping children see their potential through Scripture (March 2002)
More Scripture reading needed in ‘religious’ Bahamas (March 2002)
‘Amateur’ effort raises tens of thousands of dollars annually (March 2002)
Bible People in the News (November 2001)
