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|caption      = Nigeria: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Nigeria," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = Nigeria: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Nigeria," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 923,768 sq km
 
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|Row 4 info  = Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
 
|Row 4 info  = Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
 
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|Row 5 info  = Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%<ref name="cia" />
 
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|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
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|Row 6 info  = 2 (2006)<ref name="mwc">"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).</ref>
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
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'''Nigeria''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 149,229,090 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 20,821.<ref>"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).</ref>
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'''Nigeria''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 149,229,090 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 20,821.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/N5383.html Nigeria] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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[http://www.mennonitemission.net/Work/International/locations.asp?L=Nigeria Mennonite Mission Network] ''Website for Nigeria''.
  
 
==Citations==
 
==Citations==

Latest revision as of 13:19, 29 July 2010

Nigeria
Ni-map.gif
Nigeria: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

923,768 sq km

Population

149,229,090(July 2009)

Languages

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani

Religions

Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

Ethnicity

Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

20,821 (2006)[2]

Nigeria is a country in west Africa with a population of 149,229,090 (July 2009 estimate).[1] In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 20,821.[2]

Stories

Create new articles that tell stories about the Anabaptists of Nigeria and insert links to those stories here. Click here to learn more about stories.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were two Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Nigeria:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Nigeria on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Mennonite Mission Network Website for Nigeria.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nigeria," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html (accessed 5 August 2009).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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).