Difference between revisions of "Jamaica"
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| − | '''Jamaica''' | + | |Box title = Jamaica |
| + | |image = Image:Jm-map.gif | ||
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| + | |caption = Chile: World Factbook, 2010<ref name="cia">"Jamaica," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html (accessed 23 April 2010).</ref> | ||
| + | |Row 1 title = Area | ||
| + | |Row 1 info = 10,991 sq km<ref name="cia" /> | ||
| + | |Row 2 title = Population | ||
| + | |Row 2 info = 2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia" /> | ||
| + | |Row 3 title = Languages | ||
| + | |Row 3 info = English, English patois<ref name="cia" /> | ||
| + | |Row 4 title = Religions | ||
| + | |Row 4 info = Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)<ref name="cia" /> | ||
| + | |Row 5 title = Ethnicity | ||
| + | |Row 5 info = black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census)<ref name="cia" /> | ||
| + | |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | ||
| + | |Row 6 info = 1 (2009)<ref name="menno">"Mennonite, Brethren in Christ & Related Churches World Membership 2009," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/World%20Membership%20summary.doc (accessed 23 April 2010).</ref> | ||
| + | |Row 7 title = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches | ||
| + | |Row 7 info = 686 (2009)<ref name="menno" /> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Jamaica''' is an island country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|South America]] with a population of 2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia" />. In 2009 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 686 total members.<ref name="menno" /> | ||
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| + | ==Stories== | ||
{{storiesblock | {{storiesblock | ||
|PageName=Jamaica}} | |PageName=Jamaica}} | ||
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups== | ==Anabaptist-Related Groups== | ||
| + | In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Jamaica with 13 congregations: | ||
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| + | * [[Jamaica Mennonite Church]] | ||
==Annotated Bibliography== | ==Annotated Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 24 April 2010
| Jamaica | |
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 Chile: World Factbook, 2010[1] | |
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Area |
10,991 sq km[1] |
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Population |
2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)[1] |
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Languages |
English, English patois[1] |
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Religions |
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)[1] |
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Ethnicity |
black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census)[1] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
1 (2009)[2] |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
686 (2009)[2] |
Jamaica is an island country in South America with a population of 2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)[1]. In 2009 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 686 total members.[2]
Stories
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Anabaptist-Related Groups
In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group associated with MWC in Jamaica with 13 congregations:
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Jamaica on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Jamaica," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html (accessed 23 April 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mennonite, Brethren in Christ & Related Churches World Membership 2009," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/World%20Membership%20summary.doc (accessed 23 April 2010).
