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STATISTICS
General Statistics
Worldwide Bahá’í population
Countries/dependent territories Where the Bahá’í Faith is established
Continental Counsellors
Auxiliary Board members serving throughout the world
National/Regional Spiritual Assemblies Local Spiritual Assemblies Localities where Bahá’ís reside
Tribes, races and ethnic groups represented in the Bahá’í community
Languages into which Bahá’u’lláh’s writings have been translated
Bahá’í Publishing Trusts
317
More than 5 million
190 countries/ 45 territories
81 990
179 12,535 127,683
2,112
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Geographic Distribution of Local Spiritual Assemblies by Continent
Asia 3,778 Africa 3,713
Australasia 815
Europe 947 Americas 3,282
Growth in the Number of Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside
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Growth in the Number of National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies
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Social and Economic Development
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Bahá’í' development activities are initiated either by Bahá’í administrative institutions 0r by individuals or groups. Together, these activities contribute to a global process of learning about a Bahd ’z’ approach to social and economic development. T hey presently fall into three general categories.
Actiw'ties 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 1998—99 there were some 1,500 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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THE Bahá’í WQRLQ
Sustained Projects
The second category of Bahá’í social and economic development consists of approximately 290 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 43 such organizations, Which are located in all continents of the globe.
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