The Bahamas

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Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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Bahamas: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

10 010 sq km[1]

Population

307 552 (July 2009 est.)[1]

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)[1]

Religions

Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, other 3.7% (2000 census)[1]

Ethnicity

black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

6 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

15 417 (2006)[2]

The Bahamas is a country consisting of a chain of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, north of Cuba, and southeast of the United States.

Anabaptist-Related Groups in the Bahamas

In 2006 there were no official Anabaptist-related groups affiliated with Mennonite World Conference, but one congregation and forty members.[3]

Electronic Resources

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Archives and Libraries

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Bahamas, The," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html (accessed 3 February 2010).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 23 December 2009).
  3. "2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=16 (accessed 22 June 2009).