Bible
Society work in
Kyrgyz Republic
(Work conducted by the Bible Society in Kazakhstan.)
Kyrgyz Branch:181 Ibraimova Street
720011, Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic
Tel / Fax:
+7 3312 28 58 02
email: N/A
Country Data:
| Area: | 199,900 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 4,907,600 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$270 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 98.7% (1999) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1997): | Muslim |
75.0%
|
| Eastern Orthodox |
20.0%
|
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| Roman Catholic |
0.5%
|
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| Protestant |
0.1%
|
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| Jewish |
0.1%
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| Other |
4.3%
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| Official Languages: | Kyrgyz, Russian | |
| Beginning of organised work: | 1884 | |
Bible Society Data:
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 956 | 29 | 1,827 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
‘Now I understand it!’ – the dedication of the Kyrgyz New Testament (Jan./Feb. 2006)
