Bible
Society work in Algeria
Société Algérienne du Livre
Chrétien29 bis Rue Reda Houhou
Algeria
Country Data:
| Area: | 2,381,741 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 31,133,486 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,550 (1998) | |
| Literate Population: | 61.6% (1995) | |
| Religions in
% of Population (2000): (Source: Bible Society) |
Sunni Muslim |
96.0%
|
| Ibadhi Muslim |
0.6%
|
|
| Christian (mostly Catholic) |
0.4%
|
|
| Non-religious |
3.0%
|
|
| Official Language: | Arabic (national) Tamazight (regional) |
|
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1821 |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 2000 |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 4,000 | 10,200 | 11,000 | 0 | 14,600 | 0 |
