El Salvador

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El Salvador
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El Salvador: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

21,041 sq km

Population

7,185,218 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Religions

Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)

Ethnicity

mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

588 (2006)

El Salvador is a country in Central America with a population of 7,185,218 (July 2009 estimate).[3] In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 588.[4]

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

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were two Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in El Salvador, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "El Salvador," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html (accessed 6 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. "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).