Ethiopia

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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

1,104,300 sq km

Population

85,237,338 (July 2009)

Languages

Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)

Religions

Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)

Ethnicity

Oromo 32.1%, Amara 30.1%, Tigraway 6.2%, Somalie 5.9%, Guragie 4.3%, Sidama 3.5%, Welaita 2.4%, other 15.4% (1994 census)[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

130,731 (2006)

Ethiopia is a country in north-eastern Africa with a population of 85,237,338 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.[4] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 130,731 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 Ethiopia:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Ethiopia," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.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).