Bible Society work in Guatemala
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Society of GuatemalaApartado Postal 1369 01901 Guatemala City CA 01003 Guatemala Tel: +(502)-(0)251-1585 +(502)-(0)221-2321 Fax: +(502)-(0)221-2322 / 2323 E-mail: info@sbiblica.org |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 108,889 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 12,335,580 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,690 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 67.3% (1998) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Roman Catholic |
70.6%
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| Protestant |
25.7%
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Non-religious
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1.8%
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Mormon
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1.3%
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Traditional beliefs
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0.2%
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Bahá’í
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0.2%
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Jehovah’s Witness
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0.1%
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| Other |
0.1%
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| Official Language: | Spanish | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1827 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1969 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 2000 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 257,606 | 28,768 | 84,678 | 151,413 | 4,902,097 | 9,000 |
'Impressive' ceremony launches new translation (July 2007)
Historic day for the Chuj people (Sept 2007)
New Testaments give ‘spiritual support’ to police (June 2006)
Audio Scriptures bring Bible message alive in Guatemala (June 2006)
‘It was a joy to be there’: through mud and rain to Jakaltek dedication (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Latest News #329 – Storms from the US to Costa Rica: please keep praying (November 2005) [PDF file]
Devoted women drive Cakchiquel Bible project (March 2004)
Faith Comes By Hearing helps struggling pastors in Guatemala (November 2002)
‘After the Tapes Came... ‘ (November 2000)
How Hearing the Word Changed the Whole Family (November 2000)
Village Community Transformed by the Bible (April/May 2000)
Hearing Promotes Bible Work (December 1999)
