Difference between revisions of "Puerto Rico"

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Revision as of 20:06, 14 January 2010

Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

13,790 sq km

Population

3,971,020 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish, English

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

Ethnicity

white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

546 (2006)[2]

Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States in the Caribbean with a population of 3,971,020 (July 2009 estimate).[1] In 2006 there were two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 546 total members.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were two Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Puerto Rico, as well as other independent or unaffiliated groups:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/P853.html Puerto Rico] on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Puerto Rico," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html (accessed 7 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).