Bible
Society work in East Timor
(Work conducted by the UBS Asia-Pacific Area Service Center, with the Indonesian Bible Society the primary supplier of Scriptures to Christians in East Timor.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 14,874 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 885,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$644 | |
| Literate Population: | 41% (1998) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Roman Catholic |
89.9%
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| Traditional beliefs |
3.0%
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| Protestant |
2.3%
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| Buddhist |
0.2%
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| Other |
4.6%
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| Official Languages: | Portuguese, Tetun | |
| Beginning of organised work: | Unknown | |
Newborn nation embarks on new Bible translation project (November 2005)
UBS in exploratory visit to East Timor (June 2002)
Returning East Timorese Greeted with New Scripture (July/August 2000)
