Bible Society work in El Salvador
Country Data:
| Area: |
21,041 sq.km. |
| Population: |
5,900,000 (1999) |
| Annual Per Capita Income: |
US$1,990 (2000) |
| Literate Population: |
77.8% (1998) |
| Religions in % of Population
(1995): |
Roman Catholic |
78.2%
|
| Protestant |
17.1%
|
| Other Christian |
1.9%
|
| Non-religious |
1.5%
|
| Baháí |
0.4%
|
| Other |
0.9%
|
| Official Language: |
Spanish |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: |
1896 |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: |
1975 |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: |
1980 |
| Scripture distribution in
2005: |
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments
|
|
|
|
|
| 154,926 |
23,728 |
160,845 |
235,479 |
3,361,400 |
0 |
|