Bible Society work in Jordan

The Bible Society in Jordan
PO Box 627
Amman 11118
Jordan

Tel:  +(962)-(0)6-461-8582
       +(962)-(0)6-441-6583
Fax: +(962)-(0)6-463-8923
E-mail: bs-jor@nets.com.jo

Country Data:

Area:89,213 sq.km.
Population:4,561,147 (1999)
Annual Per Capita Income:US$1,710 (2000)
Literate Population:85.8% (1995)
Religions in % of Population (1997):Sunni Muslim
91.9%
Eastern Orthodox
3.1%
Roman Catholic
2.1%
Protestant
0.9%
Druze
0.3%
Armenian Apostolic
0.2%
Other
1.5%
Official Language:Arabic

Bible Society Data:

Beginning of organised work:1860
Date of formation of Bible Society:1972
Date of Full Membership in UBS:2000
Scripture distribution in 2006:
Bibles
New
Testaments
6.0931,2531,9351292,1841,309