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|caption      = South Africa: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"South Africa," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = South Africa: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"South Africa," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 1,219,090 sq km  
 
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|Row 4 info  = Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
 
|Row 4 info  = Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
 
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|Row 5 info  = Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)<ref name="cia" />
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
|Row 6 info  = 2 (2006)
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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
|Row 7 info  = 1,258 (2006)
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'''South Africa''' is a country in south [[Africa]] with a population of 49,052,489 (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 1,258.<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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'''South Africa''' is a country in south [[Africa]] with a population of 49,052,489 (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 1,258.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
==Anabaptist-Related Groups==

Revision as of 22:13, 24 December 2009

South Africa
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South Africa: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

1,219,090 sq km

Population

49,052,489 (July 2009)

Languages

IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)

Religions

Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)

Ethnicity

Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

1,258 (2006)[2]

South Africa is a country in south Africa with a population of 49,052,489 (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 1,258.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

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

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

The Anabaptist Network in South Africa

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "South Africa," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.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).