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'''Burkina Faso''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  It is bordered by the Benin, [[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]], Mali, Niger, and [[Togo]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 500 total members.<ref name="mwc" />
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'''Burkina Faso''' is a country in west [[Africa]] with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  It is bordered by Benin, [[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]], Mali, Niger, and [[Togo]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 500 total members.<ref name="mwc" />
  
 
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
 
==Anabaptist-Related Groups==
In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Burkina Faso:
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In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Burkina Faso:
  
 
* [[Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso]]
 
* [[Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso]]
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==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B8522.html Burkina Faso] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B8522.html Burkina Faso] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)''
 
 
[http://www.mennonitemission.net/Work/International/locations.asp?L=Burkina%20Faso Mennonite Mission Network] ''Website for Burkina Faso''.
 
  
 
==Citations==
 
==Citations==
 
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[[Category:Burkina Faso]]

Latest revision as of 22:52, 26 January 2023

Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

274,200 sq km

Population

15,746,232 (July 2009)

Languages

French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Religions

Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

Ethnicity

Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

500 (2006)[2]

Burkina Faso is a country in west Africa with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, and Togo.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 500 total members.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related group officially associated with MWC in Burkina Faso:


Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Burkina Faso on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Burkina Faso," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.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).