Bible
Society work in the Solomon Islands
(Work conducted by the Bible Society in the South Pacific.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 27,556 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 455,429 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$630 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 35% | |
| Religions in % of Population (1986): | Protestant |
77.5%
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| Roman Catholic |
19.2%
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| Bahá’í |
0.4%
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| Other |
2.9%
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| Official Language: | English | |
| Beginning of organised work: | 1879 | |
God’s Word for the scattered communities of the Solomon Islands (November 2005)
The ‘last place on earth’: Gospel in the Saa language (Vanuatu) (April/May 2005)
Translators bring Varisi New Testament to their people (Solomon Is.) April/May 2005)
Solomon Islands – many languages, many challenges (April/May 2005)
‘God is at work in the midst of chaos in the Solomon Islands’ (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005) God’s Word is ‘the most important canoe’ for islanders (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Preparations under way to meet Scripture needs in Solomon Islands (e-230)
(March 2003)
Solomon Islands translators face many challenges (November 2002)
Experiment speeds up Solomon Islands translation project (July/Aug 2001)
Gari Bible Marks a Milestone of Change in the Solomons (February 1999)
Navigating Around the Solomons (June 1998)
