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|caption      = Guatemala: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Guatemala," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
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|Row 1 title  = Area
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|Row 1 info  = 108,889 sq km
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|Row 2 title  = Population
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|Row 2 info  = 13,276,517 (July 2009)
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|Row 3 title  = Languages
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|Row 3 info  = Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
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|Row 4 title  = Religions
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|Row 4 info  = Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
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|Row 5 info  = Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)<ref name="cia"></ref>
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|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
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|Row 6 info  = 4 (2006)<ref name="menno">"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).</ref>
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|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
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|Row 7 info  = 6,966 (2006)<ref name="menno"></ref>
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'''Guatemala''' is a country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|Central America]] with a population of 13,276,517 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> It is bordered by [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], and [[Mexico]]. In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 6,966 total members.<ref name="menno" />
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Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]].
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== Anabaptist-Related Groups ==
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In 2006 there were four Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Guatemala, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:
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*[[Conservative Mennonite Fellowship, Guatemala|Conservative Mennonite Fellowship]]
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*[[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Guatemala]]
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*[[Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Menonita Guatemalteca, Guatemala|Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Menonita Guatemalteca]]
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*[[Mennonite Air Missions, Guatemala|Mennonite Air Missions]]
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*[[Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church]]
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*[[Nationwide Fellowship Churches]]
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== Annotated Bibliography ==
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== External Links ==
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/G82.html Guatemala] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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== Citations ==
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<references />
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[[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]]
 
[[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]]
To learn more about the Mennonite experience in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]] click [[Caribbean, Central and South America|here]]
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[[Category:Guatemala Sources]]
* [[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Guatemala]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:52, 3 October 2016

Guatemala
Gt-map.gif
Guatemala: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

108,889 sq km

Population

13,276,517 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)

Religions

Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs

Ethnicity

Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

4 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

6,966 (2006)[2]

Guatemala is a country in Central America with a population of 13,276,517 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 6,966 total members.[2]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were four Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Guatemala, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Guatemala on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Guatemala," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
  2. 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).