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|caption      = Angola: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Angola," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = Angola: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Angola," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 1,246,700 sq km  
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|Row 1 info  = 1,246,700 sq km
 
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|Row 2 info  = 12,799,293 (July 2009)
 
|Row 2 info  = 12,799,293 (July 2009)
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|Row 4 info  = Indigenous Beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998)
 
|Row 4 info  = Indigenous Beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998)
 
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|Row 5 info  = Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%<ref name="cia" />
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
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|Row 6 info  = 3 (2006)<ref name="mwc">"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
|Row 7 info  = 10,961 (2006)
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'''Angola''' is a country in south-central [[Africa]] with a population of 12,799,293 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Mennonite Brethren Church in Namibia|Namibia]] and [[Brethren in Christ Church, Zambia|Zambia]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there were three organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] with a total membership of 10,961.<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
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'''Angola''' is a country in south-central [[Africa]] with a population of 12,799,293 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  It is bordered by the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zambia]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there were three organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 10,961.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
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In 2006 there were three Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Angola:
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* [[Igreja da Comunidade Menonita em Angola]]
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* [[Igreja Evangélica dos Irmãos Mennonitas em Angola]]
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* [[Igreja Evangélica Menonita em Angola]]
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==Annotated Bibliography==
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==External Links==
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/I461.html/?searchterm=angola Angola] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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[http://www.escolamenonita.com/ Mennonite Community Church School in Angola]
  
 
==Citations==
 
==Citations==

Latest revision as of 13:16, 29 July 2010

Angola
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Angola: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

1,246,700 sq km

Population

12,799,293 (July 2009)

Languages

Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

Religions

Indigenous Beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998)

Ethnicity

Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

3 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

10,961 (2006)[2]

Angola is a country in south-central Africa with a population of 12,799,293 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Zambia.[1] In 2006 there were three organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 10,961.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were three Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Angola:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Angola on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Mennonite Community Church School in Angola

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Angola," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html (accessed 5 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).