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|caption      = Botswana: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Botswana," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = Botswana: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Botswana," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 581,730 sq km  
 
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|Row 4 info  = Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census
 
|Row 4 info  = Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census
 
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|Row 5 info  = Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%<ref name="cia" />
 
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|Row 6 info  = 1 (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 7 August 2009).</ref>
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
|Row 7 info  = 61 (2006)
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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 7 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 name="cia" />  It is bordered by [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
==Anabaptist-Related Groups==

Revision as of 21:46, 24 December 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%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

61 (2006)[2]

Botswana is a country in southern Africa with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 61 total members.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

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

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Botswana," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.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 7 August 2009).