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'''Guinea-Bissau''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 1,533,964 (July 2009 est.),<ref name="cia" /> between [[Guinea]] and [[Senegal]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2009 there was one group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]], with 45 members of Anabaptist-related groups.<ref name="mwc" />
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'''Guinea-Bissau''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 1,533,964 (July 2009 est.),<ref name="cia" /> between [[Guinea]] and [[Senegal]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2009 there was one group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]], with 45 members.<ref name="mwc" />
  
 
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
In 2009 was no groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] operating in [[Guinea-Bissau]] as well as [[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]], with 45 members in 12 congregations.<ref name="mwc" />
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In 2009 there was one group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] operating in [[Guinea-Bissau]] as well as [[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]], with 45 members in 12 congregations.<ref name="mwc" />
  
 
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*[[Mennonite Church West Africa]]

Latest revision as of 13:17, 29 July 2010

Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau: World Factbook, 2010[1]

Area

36,125 sq km[1]

Population

1,533,964 (July 2009 est.)[1]

Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages[1]

Religions

Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%[1]

Ethnicity

African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%[1]

Groups Officially Associated with MWC

1 (2009)[2]</ref>

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

45 (2009)[2]

Guinea-Bissau is a country in west Africa with a population of 1,533,964 (July 2009 est.),[1] between Guinea and Senegal.[1] In 2009 there was one group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference, with 45 members.[2]

Stories

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2009 there was one group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference operating in Guinea-Bissau as well as Senegal and the Gambia, with 45 members in 12 congregations.[2]

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Guinea-Bissau," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html (accessed 28 April 2010).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mennonite, Brethren in Christ & Related Churches World Membership 2009," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/World%20Membership%20summary.doc (accessed 28 April 2010).