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'''Ghana''' is a country in western [[Africa]] with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> It is bordered by Benin, [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Togo]].<ref name="cia" /> In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref name="mwc" /> | '''Ghana''' is a country in western [[Africa]] with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> It is bordered by Benin, [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Togo]].<ref name="cia" /> In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref name="mwc" /> | ||
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* [[Ghana Mennonite Church]] | * [[Ghana Mennonite Church]] | ||
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==Annotated Bibliography== | ==Annotated Bibliography== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/G51.html/?searchterm=ghana Ghana] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''. | ||
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[http://www.mennonitemission.net/Work/International/locations.asp?L=Ghana Mennonite Mission Network Website for Ghana] | [http://www.mennonitemission.net/Work/International/locations.asp?L=Ghana Mennonite Mission Network Website for Ghana] | ||
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[[Category:Africa]] | [[Category:Africa]] | ||
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| Ghana | |
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 Ghana: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
238,533 sq km |
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Population |
23,832,495 (July 2009) |
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Languages |
Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census) |
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Religions |
Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census) |
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Ethnicity |
Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)[1] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
1 (2006)[2] |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
4,820 (2006)[2] |
Ghana is a country in western Africa with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 61 total members.[2]
Stories
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Anabaptist-Related Groups
In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Ghana, as well as other independent and unaffiliated groups:
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Ghana on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
Mennonite Mission Network Website for Ghana
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ghana," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).
