Bahá’í World/Volume 26/Statistics
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STATISTICS
General S tatistics
Worldwide Bahá’í population More than 5 million Countries/dependent territories where 190 countries/ the Bahá’í Faith is established 45 territories Continental Counsellors 81 Auxiliary Board members serving 990 throughout the world
National/Regional Spiritual Assemblies 175 Local Spiritual Assemblies 13,232 Localities where Bahá’ís reside 131,933
Tribes, races and ethnic groups represented in the Bahá’í community 2,112
Languages into which Bahá’u’lláh’s writings have been translated 802
Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 31
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Geographic distribution of Local Spiritual Assemblies by continent
Europe 958
Australasia 804
Africa 4,053 Asia 3,897
Americas 3,520
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Social and Economic Development
Bahá’í' development activities are initiated either by Bahá’í administrative institutions or by individuals or groups. Togethei: these activities contribute to a global process of learning about a Bahd ’z' approach to social and economic development. Theypresentlyfall into three general categories.
Activities of Fixed Duration
Most Bahá’í social and economic development efforts are fairly simple activities of fixed duration in which Bahá’ís in villages and towns around the world address the problems and challenges faced by their localities through the application of spiritual principles. These activities either originate in the Bahá’í communities themselves or are a response to the invitation of other organizations. It is estimated that in 1997—98 there were some 1,460 endeavors of this kind, including tree-planting and cleanup projects, health camps, workshops and seminars on such themes as race unity and the advancement of women, and short-term training courses.
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Sustained Proj ects
The second category of Bahá’í social and economic development consists of approximately 300 ongoing projects. The vast majority are academic schools, While others focus on areas such as literacy, basic health care, immunization, substance abuse, child care, agriculture, the environment, or microenterprise. Some of these projects are administered by nascent development organizations which have the potential to grow in complexity and in their range of influence.
Organizations With Capacity to Undertake Complex Action
Certain Bahá’í development efforts have achieved the stature of development organizations with relatively complex programmatic structures and significant spheres of influence. They systematically train human resources and manage a number of lines of action to address problems of local communities and regions in a coordinated, interdisciplinary manner. Also included in this category are several institutions—especially large schools—which, although focusing only on one field, have the potential to make a significant impact. In this category there are currently 33 such organizations, which are located in all continents of the globe.
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