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The '''Dominican Republic''' is a country in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America|Caribbean]] with a population of 9,650,054 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> <br>  
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The '''Dominican Republic''' is a country in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America|Caribbean]] with a population of 9,650,054 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  
  
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Dominican Republic is inhabited mostly by people of mixed European and African origins. It suffers from a huge gap between the rich and the poor, with the richest being the white descendants of Spanish settlers, who own most of the land, and the poorest comprising people of African descent. In between, the mixed race majority controls much of the commerce.
  
Dominican Republic is inhabited mostly by people of mixed European and African origins. It suffers from a huge gap between the rich and the poor, with the richest being the white descendants of Spanish settlers, who own most of the land, and the poorest comprising people of African descent. In between, the mixed race majority controls much of the commerce.  
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In 2006 there were five organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 4,587.<ref name="menno" />
  
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Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]].
 
 
In 2006 there were five organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 4,587.<ref name="menno" />
 
 
 
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]].  
 
  
 
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== Anabaptist-Related Groups  ==
 
== Anabaptist-Related Groups  ==
  
In 2006 there were five Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in the Dominican Republic, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:  
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In 2006 there were five Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in the Dominican Republic, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:
  
*[[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Dominican Republic|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]  
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*[[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Dominican Republic|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]
*[[Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino, Dominican Republic|Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino]]  
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*[[Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino, Dominican Republic|Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino]]
*[[Conferencia Evangélica Menonita, Inc., Dominican Republic|Conferencia Evangélica Menonita, Inc.]]  
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*[[Conferencia Evangélica Menonita, Inc., Dominican Republic|Conferencia Evangélica Menonita, Inc.]]
*[[Consejo Evangélico Menonita Dominicana, Dominican Republic|Consejo Evangélico Menonita Dominicana]]  
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*[[Consejo Evangélico Menonita Dominicana, Dominican Republic|Consejo Evangélico Menonita Dominicana]]
 
*[[Iglesia Bethel Hermanos en Cristo, Dominican Republic|Iglesia Bethel Hermanos en Cristo]]
 
*[[Iglesia Bethel Hermanos en Cristo, Dominican Republic|Iglesia Bethel Hermanos en Cristo]]
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*[[Iglesia de los Hermanos Dominicana]]
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*[[Asociacion Koinonia de Iglesias]]
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*[[Nationwide Fellowship Churches]]
  
 
== Annotated Bibliography  ==
 
== Annotated Bibliography  ==
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== External Links  ==
 
== External Links  ==
  
[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C6651.html/?searchterm=dominican%20republic Dominican Republic] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.  
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C6651.html/?searchterm=dominican%20republic Dominican Republic] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
  
 
== Citations  ==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 22 September 2016

Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

48,670 sq km

Population

9,650,054 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Ethnicity

mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

5 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

4,587 (2006)[2]

The Dominican Republic is a country in the Caribbean with a population of 9,650,054 (July 2009 estimate).[1]

Dominican Republic is inhabited mostly by people of mixed European and African origins. It suffers from a huge gap between the rich and the poor, with the richest being the white descendants of Spanish settlers, who own most of the land, and the poorest comprising people of African descent. In between, the mixed race majority controls much of the commerce.

In 2006 there were five organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 4,587.[2]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Create new articles that tell stories about the Anabaptists of Dominican Republic and insert links to those stories here. Click here to learn more about stories.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were five Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in the Dominican Republic, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Dominican Republic on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dominican Republic," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.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).