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|caption      = Ghana: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Ghana," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = Ghana: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Ghana," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 238,533 sq km
 
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|Row 4 info  = Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
 
|Row 4 info  = Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
 
|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
 
|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
|Row 5 info  = Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)<ref name="cia" />
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
 
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|Row 6 info  = 1 (2006)<ref name="mwc">"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>
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
|Row 7 info  = 4,820 (2006)
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'''Ghana''' is a country in western [[Africa]] with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by Benin, [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Togo]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group 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>
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'''Ghana''' is a country in western [[Africa]] with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  It is bordered by Benin, [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Togo]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Stories==
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
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* [[Ghana Mennonite Church]]
 
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* [[African Faith Tabernacle Church]]
  
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/G51.html/?searchterm=ghana Ghana] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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[http://www.mennonitemission.net/Work/International/locations.asp?L=Ghana Mennonite Mission Network Website for Ghana]
  
 
==Citations==
 
==Citations==
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[[Category:Africa]]
 
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[[Category:Ghana Sources]]

Latest revision as of 21:11, 10 October 2016

Ghana
Gh-map.gif
Ghana: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

238,533 sq km

Population

23,832,495 (July 2009)

Languages

Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census)

Religions

Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)

Ethnicity

Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

4,820 (2006)[2]

Ghana is a country in western Africa with a population of 23,832,495 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 61 total members.[2]

Stories

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

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Ghana, as well as other independent and unaffiliated groups:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Ghana on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Mennonite Mission Network Website for Ghana

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ghana," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html (accessed 7 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).