Bible Society work in Costa Rica
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Society of Costa RicaApartado 56-72-1000 San José Costa Rica Tel: +(506)-257-5010 Fax: +(506)-222-9192 E-mail: sbcostarica@racsa.co.cr |
Country Data:
| Area: | 51,100 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 3,887,369 (1998) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$3,970 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 95.3% (1998) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Roman Catholic |
83.4%
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| Protestant |
11.3%
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| Non-religious |
1.7%
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| Traditional beliefs |
1.3%
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| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.9%
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| Mormon |
0.4%
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| Bahá’í |
0.3%
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| Jewish |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.6%
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| Official Language: | Spanish | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1892 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1970 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1995 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 109,812 | 15,447 | 25,436 | 59,785 | 1,746,154 | 58,900 |
‘This book has given me a new life’ (Aug./Sep. 2004)
‘I am living proof that handing out Scriptures can change lives’ (Aug./Sep. 2004)
‘I want to pay back what I stole’ (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Costa Rica focus: (June/July 2004)
How new faith changed an alcoholic father and his whole family (June/July 2004)
Celebrating 2000 years of Christianity through art (June/July 2004)
Bringing the Bible alive in schools (June/July 2004)
Photocaption Story (June/July 2004)
Discount day: making Bibles affordable for everyone (June/July 2004)
‘I felt called to work for the Bible Society’ (June/July 2004)
Photocaption Story (June/July 2004)
Keeping the faith in Costa Rica (April/May 2004)
Bringing a smile to the faces of children in need (April/May 2004)
‘I know what it is like to be a streetchild’ (April/May 2004)
Clowning around opens doors for the Bible (April/May 2004)
Bible Society hopes to reach immigrants (April/May 2004)
Program gives indigenous translators ‘better tools’ (July/August 2002)
Posters help to promote biblical values among children (March 2002) Christian art exhibition reclaims ‘rejected medium’ (October 2001)
Making a Difference to the Lives of Street Children (Jan/Feb 2001)
Bible News in Brief (December 2000)
Costa Rica’s ‘Celebration of Christianity’ (July/August 2000)
