Difference between revisions of "Costa Rica"

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Revision as of 21:33, 14 January 2010

Costa Rica
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Costa Rica: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

51,100 sq km[1]

Population

4,253,877 (July 2009)[1]

Languages

Spanish (official), English[1]

Religions

Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%[1]

Ethnicity

white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

2,831 (2006)[2]

Costa Rica is a country in Central America with a population of 4,253,877 (July 2009 estimate).[1] In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 9,856.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were two Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Costa Rica:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Costa Rica on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Costa Rica," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html (accessed 6 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).