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1 The 40 year responsiveness of many sections of the population has continued through the 1990s, with Evangelicals increasing from 600,000 to nearly 1 million
2 The Aymara, descendents of a great pre-Inca civilization, continue to turn to Christ with over 20% now evangelical believers
3 The long-indifferent Quechua have begun to respond to the gospel in large numbers in the 1990s
4 A significant spiritual hunger and turning to God in the Bolivian army
1 Democracy and freedom are new realities
for Bolivia
2 The growing of coca and manufacture of cocaine have become the major economic activity of many Bolivians
3 The Catholic Church
is confronted by multiple crises
4 Evangelical Christians are a growing influence in society
5 The spiritual darkness of centuries is
beginning to be broken, but Christians need to grapple
in prayer with the entrenched idolatry and pagan superstitions of society, the
injustices, corruption and vested interests of those with power
6 Growing churches are numerous,
but so also are the needs and challenges
7 Leadership training
at various levels is vital for the many growing churches
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Area 1,099,000 sq.km. Landlocked Andean state.
Population (2000) 8,328,665 +2.35%AGR
Capital La Paz (administrative) 1,458,000; Sucre (legal) 200,000.
Mestizo 30.5%; Amerindian 63.9%; European 5.1%; Other 0.5%.
Literacy 77%; functional literacy less than 50%. Official languages Spanish, Aymara, Quechua. All languages 39. Languages with Scriptures 4Bi 16NT 9por 7w.i.p.
Once South America's richest area, but corrupt, unstable governments, the fall in silver, tin and cotton prices on the international markets, and lack of adequate roads and railways led to decline and economic disaster in the 1980s.
HDI 0.652; 112th/174. Public debt 55% of GNP. Income/person $830 (3% of USA).
Independence from Spain in 1825 after a long war for freedom.
The Catholic Church retains State Church status, but rapid growth of non-Catholic religious bodies has threatened this.
| Religions |
Population % |
Adherents |
Ann.Gr. |
| Christian |
93.91 |
7,821,449 |
+2.3% |
| Baha'i |
3.23 |
269,016 |
+2.8% |
| non-Religious/atheist |
1.72 |
143,253 |
+3.1% |
| Traditional Ethnic |
0.82 |
68,295 |
+1.4% |
| Chinese |
0.20 |
16,657 |
+2.4% |
| Buddhist |
0.06 |
4,997 |
-0.5% |
| Jewish |
0.04 |
3,331 |
+2.4% |
| Muslim |
0.02 |
1,666 |
+9.7% |
| Christians |
Denom. |
Affil.% |
,000 |
Ann.Gr. |
| Protestant |
51 |
9.39 |
782 |
+5.4% |
| Independent |
34 |
2.61 |
217 |
+6.3% |
| Anglican |
1 |
0.01 |
1 |
+2.4% |
| Catholic |
1 |
84.05 |
7,000 |
+1.5% |
| Orthodox |
1 |
0.05 |
4 |
+2.1% |
| Marginal |
2 |
1.80 |
150 |
+6.0% |
| Unaffiliated |
|
3.50 |
92 |
n.a. |
| Doubly affiliated |
|
-7.50 |
-650 |
n.a. |
Churches in Bolivia
Missionaries from Bolivia
95 in 16 agencies to 9 countries
Missionaries to Bolivia
1,790 in 100 agencies from 28 countries
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