Peru

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Peru
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Peru: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

1,285,216 sq km

Population

29,546,963 (July 2009)

Languages

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Religions

Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% (2007 Census)

Ethnicity

Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

2 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

937 (2006)

Peru is a country in South America with a population of 29,546,963 (July 2009 estimate).[3] It shares borders with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 3,827 total members.[4]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

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

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Peru," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. "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).