Bible Society work in Lithuania
Country Data:
| Area: |
65,301 sq.km. |
| Population: |
3,491,000 (2001) |
| Annual Per Capita Income: |
US$2,750 (2000) |
| Literate Population: |
99.5% (1998) |
| Religions in
% of Population: |
Roman Catholic |
84.2%
|
| Eastern Orthodox |
4.0%
|
| Protestant |
2.7%
|
| Muslim |
0.6%
|
| Jewish |
0.2%
|
| Karaite |
0.1%
|
| Other (incl. non-religious) |
8.2%
|
| Official Language: |
Lithuanian |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: |
1809 |
| Date of formation of Bible
Society: |
1992 |
| Scripture distribution in
2005: |
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,962 |
1,880 |
6,534 |
0 |
382 |
0 |
The Good News for
a brighter future (June 2007)
New
Bible Edition for All Lithuanians (July/August 2000)
A Long-awaited Christmas Present
(November 1998)
Encounters with the Bible in Lithuania
(November 1998)
Bible Attraction in Lithuania
(September 1998)
|