Bible Society work in Czech Republic
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Tel. +420 284 693 925 |
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Czech
Bible Society
Country Data:
| Area: | 78,866 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 10,280,513 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$5,250 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 99% | |
| Religions in % of Population (1998): | Non-religious |
39.9%
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| Roman Catholic |
39.1%
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| Protestant (incl. Moravian 1.7%) |
4.2%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
0.2%
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| Jewish |
0.1%
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| Other (incl. not stated) |
16.5%
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| Official Language: | Czech | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1807 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1990 (Bible Society of Czechoslovakia was founded in 1948) | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 11,827 | 56,288 | 3,202 | 0 | 1,850 | 0 |
Latest News #300 (February 2005)
New Bible House opens in Prague (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
General Secretary forced out of flat by Prague floods (October 2002)
UBS-Vatican Video on Czech TV Will Help Christian Unity (March 2001)
