Bible
Society work in Martinique
(Work conducted by the Bible
Society in the French Antilles.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 1,100 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 381,427 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$10,000 (1998) | |
| Literate Population: | 93% | |
| Religions in % of Population (1997): | Roman Catholic |
85.0%
|
| Protestant |
9.5%
|
|
| Jehovah’s Witness |
1.0%
|
|
| Muslim |
0.5%
|
|
| Hindu |
0.5%
|
|
| Bahá’í |
0.5%
|
|
| Other |
3.0%
|
|
| Official Language: | French | |
| Beginning of organised work: | 1809 | |
Martinique
marks centenary of volcanic eruption (October 2002)
