Difference between revisions of "Angola"

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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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|Row 1 title  = Area
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|Row 1 info  = 1,246,700 sq km
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|Row 2 title  = Population
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|Row 2 info  = 12,799,293 (July 2009)
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|Row 3 title  = Languages
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|Row 3 info  = Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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|Row 4 title  = Religions
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|Row 4 info  = Indigenous Beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998)
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|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
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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 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
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|Row 6 info  = 20 (2006)
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|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
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|Row 7 info  = 29,461 (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>
 
'''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>

Revision as of 18:01, 5 August 2009

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%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

20 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

29,461 (2006)

Angola is a country in south-central Africa with a population of 12,799,293 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Zambia.[4] In 2006 there were three organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference with a total membership of 10,961.[5]

Citations

  1. "Angola," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html (accessed 5 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. "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).