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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 277
more than 5 million
190 countries/ 46 territories
81
990
182
11,740 127,381
2,112
802
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Geographic Distribution of Local Spiritual Assemblies by Continent
Americas 3,152 Africa 3,808
, Europe 976 ASIa 2,948 Australasia 856
Growth in the N umber Of Localities Where Bahá’ís Reside
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
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Growth in the Number of National and Regional Spiritual Assemblies
200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 O
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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. Together, these activities contribute to a global process Q/‘learning about a. Bahá’í' approach to social and economic development. They presentlyfizll 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 2000—01 there were more than 1,800 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 ofwomen, and short-term training courses.
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Sustained Projects
The second category of Bahá’í social and economic development consists of approximately 393 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 45 such organizations.
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