Bible
Society work
in The Gambia
Gambia Bible Housec/o PO Box 288
Banjul
Gambia
Country Data:
| Area: | 10,689 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 1,038,145 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$340 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 41% | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Muslim |
86%
|
| Traditional Beliefs |
9%
|
|
| Christian |
5%
|
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| Official Language: | English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1820 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 1,933 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Bible Society Annual Report 2005-06
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Why Read the Bible in Someone Else’s Language? (March 1999)
