Bible Society work in Portugal
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Society of PortugalRua José Estêvão 4-B 1150-202 Lisbon Portugal Tel: +(351)-21-354-5534 Fax: +(351)-21-352-7793 E-mail: info@sociedade-biblica.pt |
Bible Society website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 92,345 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 10,617,575 (2007) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$21,701 (2007) | |
| Literate Population: | 91% (2001) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2001): | Roman Catholic |
92.9%
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| Protestant |
2.0%
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| Orthodox |
0.2%
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| Muslim |
0.1%
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| Other |
4.8%
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| Official Language: | Portuguese | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1809 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1989 | |
| 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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| 17,828 | 7,265 | 8,391 | 0 | 19,980 | 0 |
A Stand They Could Not Miss (October 1999)
