Bible Society work in Latvia
 Latvian
Bible Society Kooperativa Str 17 LV 1067 Riga Latvia Tel: +(371)-74 70585 Fax: +(371)-74 71818 E-mail: lbb@apollo.lv |
 LBS website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 64,610 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 2,425,500 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$2,870 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 99.5% (1999) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1999): | Non-religious |
46.2%
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| Roman Catholic |
20.6%
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| Protestant |
17.5%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
12.3%
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| Old Believers (Christian) |
2.9%
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| Jewish |
0.2%
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| Other |
0.3%
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| Official Language: | Latvian | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1813 |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1989 |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1999 |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 7,133 | 76,825 | 3,993 | 3,919 | 783 | 0 |
Children’s Bible meets local needs in Latvia (January 2007)
New translation opens God’s Word to all in Latvia (May 2007)
Deuterocanon in modern Latvian: an important landmark (November 2005)
HIV/AIDS Focus:
Latvian Bible Society AIDS campaign goes into second year (March 2005)
Latvian Bible Society challenges the marginalisation of HIV/AIDS patients
(June/July 2004)
Latvia’s first Bible Club makes ‘humble beginning’ (June 2002)
Bible verse campaign raises Society profile as well as funds (July/Aug 2001)
Latvian Bible Society Celebrates a Decade of Achievement (March 2000)
Conference in Latvia Celebrates 2000 years of Christianity (Sept 1999)
Children Encounter Bible Due to Fundraising Success (September 1998)
