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|caption = Nicaragua: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Nicaragua," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref> | |caption = Nicaragua: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Nicaragua," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 7 August 2009
| Nicaragua | |
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 Nicaragua: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
130,370 sq km |
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Population |
5,891,199 (July 2009) |
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Languages |
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census) |
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Ethnicity |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%[2] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
4 (2006) |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
13,421 (2006) |
Nicaragua is a country in Central America with a population of 5,891,199 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It is bordered by Costa Rica and Honduras. In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 13,421 total members.[4]
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Anabaptist-Related Groups
In 2006 there were four Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Nicaragua, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:
- Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships
- Convención de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Nicaragua
- Fraternidad de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Nicaragua
- Misión Evangelica Hermanos en Cristo en Nicaragua
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Citations
- ↑ "Nicaragua," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "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).
