Bible Society work in Paraguay
 Paraguayan
Bible SocietyPO Box 167 Asunción Paraguay Tel: +(595)-(0)21-448975 / 494855 Fax: +(595)-(0)21-448975 E-mail: sbibpar@uninet.com.py |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 406,752 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 5,434,095 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,440 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 92.1% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1995): | Roman Catholic |
88.5%
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| Protestant |
5.0%
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| Other |
6.5%
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| Official Language: | Spanish | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1856 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1969 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 2000 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 50,012 | 14,408 | 127,554 | 333,003 | 2,308,877 | 1,880,627 |
United under God’s tent to serve the needy in Paraguay (Sep./Oct. 2006)
‘The spirit of God is with me now’ (June 2006)
A precious gift called Sebastián (July 2005)
‘I escaped from Hell’: how God spoke to a survivor of the supermarket fire (July 2005)
Latest News (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Distribution to MPs ‘a milestone’ (December 2003)
Diverse challenges for the Enxet translation project (June 2003)
The ongoing benefits of the Enxet Bible translation (June 2003)
Preparations under way to extend Southern Enxet translation to Old Testament (November 2002)
Bible Society in holistic ministry along River Paraguay (March 2002) Children’s Scriptures Bring Hope to Paraguay’s ‘Forgotten’ Communities (January/February 2001)
Reaching the River People (February 2000)
Scriptures Offer Alternative Goal (October 1999)
