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Burkina Faso
	; Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009
Area	274,200 sq km
Population	15,746,232 (July 2009)
Languages	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Religions	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Ethnicity	Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	500 (2006)

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Burkina Faso is a country in west Africa with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).^[3] It is bordered by the Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, and Togo.^[4] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 500 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 Burkina Faso:

Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

↑ "Burkina Faso," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ibid.
↑ "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).

[1] "Burkina Faso," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.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).

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 |caption      = Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Burkina Faso," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
 |Row 1 title  = Area
-|Row 1 info   = 581,730 sq km sq km
+|Row 1 info   = 274,200 sq km
 |Row 2 title  = Population
-|Row 2 info   = 1,990,876 (July 2009)
+|Row 2 info   = 15,746,232 (July 2009)
 |Row 3 title  = Languages
-|Row 3 info   = Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
+|Row 3 info   = French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
 |Row 4 title  = Religions
-|Row 4 info   = Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census
+|Row 4 info   = Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
 |Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
-|Row 5 info   = Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%<ref>Ibid.</ref>
+|Row 5 info   = Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)<ref>Ibid.</ref>
 |Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
 |Row 6 info   = 1 (2006)
 |Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
-|Row 7 info   = 61 (2006)
+|Row 7 info   = 500 (2006)
 }}
-'''Botswana''' is a country in southern [[Africa]] with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by the [[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>
+'''Burkina Faso''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by the Benin, [[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]], Mali, Niger, and [[Togo]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 500 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]].
 ==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
-In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Botswana:
+In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Burkina Faso:
-* [[Brethren in Christ Church, Botswana|Brethren in Christ Church]]
+* [[Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso]]
 ==Annotated Bibliography==

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009^[1]
Area	274,200 sq km
Population	15,746,232 (July 2009)
Languages	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Religions	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Ethnicity	Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)^[2]
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	500 (2006)