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30. What events of the 1930’s and 1940’s affected the Witnesses?
30 In 1931 there were under 50,000 Witnesses in fewer than 50 lands.
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32. What progress has been made by Jehovah’s Witnesses since 1943?
32 In 1943 there were only 126,329 Witnesses preaching in 54 countries. In spite of atrocious opposition from Nazism, Fascism, Communism, and Catholic Action as well as from the so-called democracies during World War II, by 1946 Jehovah’s Witnesses had reached a peak of over 176,000 Kingdom preachers. Forty-four years later, there were nearly four million active in over 200 lands, islands, and territories.
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Some Countries Where Witnesses Preach
Country Active Witnesses
Argentina 79,000
Australia 51,000
Brazil 267,000
Britain 117,000
Canada 98,000
Colombia 42,000
El Salvador 18,000
Finland 17,000
France 109,000
Germany, F. R. 129,000
Greece 24,000
Hungary 10,000
India 9,000
Italy 172,000
Japan 138,000
Korea 57,000
Lebanon 2,500
Mexico 277,000
Nigeria 137,000
Philippines 102,000
Poland 91,000
Portugal 36,000
Puerto Rico 24,000
South Africa 46,000
Spain 78,000
U.S.A. 818,000
Venezuela 47,000
Zambia 72,000
36 under ban 220,000
1989 World Figures 60,192 Congregations 3,787,000 Witnesses
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