United States

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United States
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United States: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

9,826,630 sq km

Population

307,212,123 (July 2009)

Languages

English (official) 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other 7.2%

Religions

Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, unaffiliated 12.1% (2007 est.)

Ethnicity

white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43% (while the U.S. Census Bureau does not consider "Hispanic" as an ethnic group, about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic)[2]

Groups Associated with MWC (2006)

17

The United States is one of three countries in North America.

Anabaptist-Related Groups in the United States

There are 17 Anabaptist-related groups in the United States officially associated with Mennonite World Conference. Six of the 17 groups are made up of congregations in both the United States and Canada.

United States United States/Canada


Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "United States," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/US.html (accessed 25 June 2009)
  2. Ibid.