Bible Society work in Korea
 Korean
Bible SocietyCPO Box 1030 Seoul Korea Tel: +(82)-(0)-2-3474-3061-8 |
KBS
website
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Country Data:
| Area: | 99,392 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 47,676,233 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$8,910 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 96.9% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1996): | Non-religious |
49.3%
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| Buddhist |
23.1%
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| Protestant |
18.1%
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| Roman Catholic |
6.6%
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| Unificationist |
1.1%
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| Confucianist |
0.5%
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| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.3%
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| Won Buddhist |
0.2%
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| Mormon |
0.2%
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| Chondoist |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.5%
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| Official Language: | Korean | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1832 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1940 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1949 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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1,306,093
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932,507
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141,403
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0
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15,618,270
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0
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Serving the Church in the land of early morning prayer (Aug./Sep. 2004)
The curious history of the Pyongyang Bible (Aug./Sep. 2004)
‘A humble servant to the disabled’: how a top athlete built a new life out of tragedy (March 2004)
Bible People in the News (February 2003)
World Cup Portion a winner in South Korea (September 2002)
Bible Societies ready for World Cup action (July/August 2002)
Let’s Send Bibles to North Korea! (November 2000)
Bible Centre for Young People: A Year in the Life (November 2000)
Scholars Busy During Visit to Seoul (November 2000)
Scripture Program to ‘Bring Forth this People to Christ’ (September 2000)
Young Man Renews Lost Faith During Military Service (September 2000)
Carrying on Korea’s Biblical Tradition (February 2000)
Standard Korean Bible Revised for Third Millennium (April/May 1999)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 1998)
