Bible Society work in Mali
(Work conducted by the Bible
Society of Côte dIvoire)
Country Data:
| Area: |
1,248,574 sq.km. |
| Population (Source: Bible Society): |
12,500,000 (2001) |
| Annual Per Capita Income: |
US$240 (2000) |
| Literate Population: |
31% (1997) |
| Religions in % of Population
(2000): |
Muslim |
81.9%
|
| Traditional religion |
16.0%
|
| Christian |
2.0%
|
| Other |
0.1%
|
| Official Language: |
French |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: |
1911 |
| Scripture distribution in
2005: |
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments
|
|
|
|
|
| 7,827 |
126 |
3,387 |
1,572 |
357 |
0 |
Malis oral
tradition a potent tool for telling the Bible story (Dec. 2004/Jan.
2005)
First Bible Workshop in Mali (March 1999)
|