Bible Society work in Malaysia
 The
Bible Society of MalaysiaNo 2, Jalan SS20/10 Damansara Kim 47400 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: +(603)- 77 27 8215 / 8216 Fax: +(603)-77 28 6950 email: info@bible.org.my |
Country Data:
| Area: | 330,442 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 22,202,614 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$3,370 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 84% (1998) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Muslim |
47.7%
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| Chinese folk-religionist |
24.1%
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| Christian |
8.3%
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| Hindu |
7.3%
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| Buddhist |
6.7%
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| Traditional beliefs |
3.4%
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| Non-religious |
0.7%
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| Bahá’í |
0.4%
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| Sikh |
0.2%
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| Other |
1.2%
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| Official Language: | Bahasa Malaysia | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1815 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1985 | |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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38,720
|
6,871
|
98,878
|
0
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762,756
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0
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