Namibia

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Namibia
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Namibia: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

824,292 sq km

Population

2,108,665 (July 2009)

Languages

English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1%

Religions

Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Ethnicity

black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

630 (2006)

Namibia is a country in southern Africa with a population of 2,108,665 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia.[4] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 630 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 Namibia:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Namibia," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.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 7 August 2009).