Malawi

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Malawi
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Malawi: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

118,484 sq km

Population

14,268,711 (July 2009)

Languages

Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)

Religions

Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)

Ethnicity

Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

6,763 (2006)

Malawi is a country in southern Africa with a population of 14,268,711 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.[4] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 6,763 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 Malawi:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

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