Zambia

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Zambia
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Zambia: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

752,618 sq km

Population

11,862,740 (July 2009)

Languages

English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages

Religions

Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Ethnicity

African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

20,626 (2006)[2]

Zambia is a country in southern Africa with a population of 11,862,740 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Angola, Botswana, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 20,626 total members.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Zambia:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Zambia on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Zambia," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.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 7 August 2009).