Bible Society work in Netherlands
 Netherlands
Bible Society PO Box 620 2003 RP Haarlem Netherlands Tel: +(31)-(0)23-514-61-46 Fax: +(31)-(0)23-534-20-95 E-mail: info@bijbelgenootschap.nl |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 41,526 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 16,000,000 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$25,140 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 100% | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Non-religious |
42.5%
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| Roman Catholic |
31.0%
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| Protestant |
19.7%
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| Muslim |
5.0%
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| Jewish |
0.2%
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| Other |
1.8%
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| Official Languages: | Dutch (national), Frisian (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1814 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1814 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1946 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 290,497 | 741 | 31,029 | 0 | 26,441 | 14,705 |
New Dutch Youth Bible proves a winner – before its launch (Sep./Oct. 2006)
Latest News #330 – Dutch Bible named Book of the Year (November 2005) [PDF file] Youth Bible set to guide Dutch young people towards God’s Word (August 2005)
Latest News #304 (February 2005)
Latest News #298 (January 2005)
Latest News #295 (December 2004)
Latest News (March 2004)
Arkventure project to bring Bible to Dutch children via multimedia (March 2003)
Bible Societies launch internet games (March 2002)
Explaining Bible Work at Amsterdam 2000 (October 2000)
Bible News in Brief (June 1999)
