Bible Society work in Eritrea
Bible
Society of EritreaPO Box 700
Asmara
Eritrea
Tel: +(291)-1123455
Fax: +(291)-1122904
E-mail: bseri@eol.com.er
Country Data:
| Area: | 121,320 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 4,000,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$170 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 37% (est.) | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Muslim |
51.5%
|
| Orthodox |
44.0%
|
|
| Roman Catholic |
3.0%
|
|
| Protestant |
1.5%
|
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| Official Languages: | Tigrigna, Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1875 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1993 | |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 21,270 | 368 | 3,476 | 0 | 85,876 | 0 |
‘This machine is giving sight to the blind and insight to the illiterate’ (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Village priest’s wish is fulfilled (April/May 2004)
Bible Society New Testament a hit in Eritrea (December 2003)
‘Huge potential’ for Talking Bible in Eritrea (November 2003)
Tigrigna New Testaments welcomed in rural areas (November 2003)
Bible Society of Eritrea seeking to reach many different groups (November 2002)
Bible News in Brief (March 1999)
Translations Advance in the Horn of Africa (January 1999)
