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'''Botswana''' is a country in southern [[Africa]] with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref>"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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'''Botswana''' is a country in southern [[Africa]] with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref>"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>
  
 
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
 
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].

Revision as of 15:42, 7 August 2009

Botswana
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Botswana: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

581,730 sq km

Population

1,990,876 (July 2009)

Languages

Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)

Religions

Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census

Ethnicity

Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

61 (2006)

Botswana is a country in southern Africa with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[4] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 61 total members.[5]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in Africa.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Botswana:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Botswana," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. "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).