Bible Society work in Mauritius
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Society of MauritiusCnr. S. Fouquereaux & de Gaulle St Eau Coulée Mauritius Telephone: +(230)-676 1118 Telefax: +(230)-674 4776 E-mail: bibsoc@intnet.mu |
Country Data:
| Area: | 2,040 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 1,179,137 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$3,800 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 82.2% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1990): | Hindu |
50.6%
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| Roman Catholic |
27.2%
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| Muslim |
16.3%
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| Protestant |
5.2%
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| Buddhist |
0.3%
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| Other |
0.4%
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| Official Languages: | The official languages are English and French (with French being the more popular). The most commonly used are Creole (a mixture of French and African languages), Hindi and Bhojpuri. Urdu and Chinese are also spoken. | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1812 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1969 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1988 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 8,511 | 3,966 | 204,016 | 22,516 | 84,501 | 0 |
| Other territories served: | ||
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Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| Réunion |
706,300
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1812
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| Rodrigues |
34,000
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1812
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| Seychelles |
79,000
|
1838
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Scripture launch raises status of Mauritian Creole (December 2006)
Athletes and sports fans to receive Scriptures at Indian Ocean Games (Sep. 2003)
Strength, discipline, sacrifice (Sep. 2003)
Bible Society of Mauritius celebrates 190th anniversary (March 2003)
Bible Society of Mauritius receives Bibles and tests audio Scriptures (Sep. 2002)
Mauritius celebrates arrival of the new millennium (July/August 2001)
Children Colour Bible Stories (September 1998)
Job Search Led to Bible Work (September 1998)
Hungry for the Bread of Life (September 1998)
New Skill Brings Joy to Craftsman (September 1998)
