Bible Society work in Tanzania

Bible Society of Tanzania PO Box 175 Dodoma Tanzania Tel: +(255)-262324661        +(255)-262324459 Fax: +(255)-262324458 E-mail: info@biblesociety-tanzania.org

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Country Data:

Area:	945,087 sq.km.
Population:	32,793,000 (1999)
Annual Per Capita Income:	US$270 (2000)
Literate Population: (Source: Bible Society)	67% (1999)
Religions in % of Population (2000):	Christian	50.3%
	Muslim	31.7%
	Traditional Beliefs	16.1%
	Hindu	0.9%
	Bahá’í	0.4%
	Non-religious	0.3%
	Other	0.3%
Official Languages:	Kiswahili, English

Bible Society Data:

Beginning of organised work:	1845
Date of formation of Bible Society:	1970
Date of Full Membership in UBS:	1988

Scripture distribution in 2005:
Bibles	New Testaments	Portions	New Reader Portions	Selections	New Reader Selections
145,985	14,881	58,211	4,687	11,625	0