Nicaragua

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Nicaragua
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Nicaragua: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

130,370 sq km

Population

5,891,199 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

Ethnicity

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

4 (2006)

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:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Nicaragua," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. "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).