Bible Society work in Suriname
 Suriname
Bible SocietyPO Box 3037 Paramaribo Zuid Suriname Tel: +(597)-474338 / 476274 Tel. & Fax: +(597)-476274 E-mail: surbs@sr.net |
website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 163,820 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 437,000 (1997) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,400 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 94.2% (2000) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1994): | Muslim |
23.0%
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| Roman Catholic |
22.8%
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| Protestant (incl. Moravaian 18.0%) |
22.5%
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| Hindu |
21.8%
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| Afro-American Spiritist |
2.9%
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| Bahá’í |
1.2%
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| Other |
5.8%
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| Official Language: | Dutch | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1809 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1972 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1995 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 11,879 | 11,196 | 18,654 | 1,089 | 134,500 | 52,799 |
| Other countries served: | ||
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Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| French Guiana |
152,300
|
1905
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| Guyana |
773,000
|
1809
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Suriname soldiers receive God’s Word (March 2002)
‘Read, Live and Share the Word’ (April/May 2000)
First Bible Society Radio Quiz Leads to Series (April/May 2000)
Setting Their Spirit Free Through God’s Word (September 1999)
Bible Work Around Suriname (October 1998)
Kicking the Habit with the Bible (October 1998)
