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Revision as of 18:33, 14 January 2010

Japan
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Japan: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

377,915 sq km

Population

127,078,679 (July 2009)

Languages

Japanese

Religions

Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8% (2005)

Ethnicity

Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% (2004)[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

5 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

2,898 (2006)[2]

Japan is an island country in east Asia with a population of 127,078,679 (July 2009 estimate).[1] In 2006 there were five organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 2,898.[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were five Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Japan:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Japan on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Japan," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html (accessed 5 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).