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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
Indigenous tribes, races, and ethnic groups represented in the Bahá’í community
Languages into Which Bahá’u’lláh’s writings have been translated
Publishing Trusts
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more than 5 million
190 countries/ 45 territories
81
990
181 12,591 129,949
2,112
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Geographic Distribution of Local Spiritual Assemblies by Continent
Asia 3,722
, Africa 3,716
Australasia 877 V '- . _ l, , Europe 946 Americas 3,330
Growth in the Number of Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
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STATISTICS
Growth in the Number of National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies
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Social and Economic Development
Bahá’í' developmem activities are initialed either by Baird '2' administrative institutions or by individuals or groups. Together, these activities contribute to a global pmcess Qf/eaming about a Bahá’í' approach to social and economic development. They presezflv_fall 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 1999—2000 there were more than 1,500 endeavors of this kind, including tree—planting and clean—up projects, health camps, workshops and seminars on such themes as race unity and the advancement of women, and short—tenn training courses.
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TiE BAHA'I WORLD
Sustained Projects
The second categOIy OfBahá’í social and economic development consists ofapproximately 331 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 Ofthese 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 oflocal 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 45 such organizations.
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