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|Box title    = Malawi
 
|Box title    = Malawi
 
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|caption      = Malawi: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Malawi," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
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|caption      = Malawi: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Malawi," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html (accessed 7 August 2009).</ref>
 
|Row 1 title  = Area
 
|Row 1 title  = Area
|Row 1 info  = 581,730 sq km  
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|Row 1 info  = 118,484 sq km
 
|Row 2 title  = Population
 
|Row 2 title  = Population
|Row 2 info  = 1,990,876 (July 2009)
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|Row 2 info  = 14,268,711 (July 2009)
 
|Row 3 title  = Languages
 
|Row 3 title  = Languages
|Row 3 info  = Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
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|Row 3 info  = Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
 
|Row 4 title  = Religions
 
|Row 4 title  = Religions
|Row 4 info  = Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census
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|Row 4 info  = Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
 
|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
 
|Row 5 title  = Ethnicity
|Row 5 info  = Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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|Row 5 info  = Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European<ref name="cia" />
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
 
|Row 6 title  = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]]
|Row 6 info  = 1 (2006)
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|Row 6 info  = 1 (2006)<ref name="mwc">"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).</ref>
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
 
|Row 7 title  = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches
|Row 7 info  = 61 (2006)
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|Row 7 info  = 6,763 (2006)<ref name="mwc" />
 
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'''Botswana''' is a country in southern [[Africa]] with a population of 1,990,876 (July 2009 estimate).<ref>Ibid.</ref>  It is bordered by [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 61 total members.<ref>"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).</ref>
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'''Malawi''' is a country in southern [[Africa]] with a population of 14,268,711 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" />  It is bordered by [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Zambia]].<ref name="cia" />  In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with 6,763 total members.<ref name="mwc" />
  
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Africa]].
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==Stories==
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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 Botswana:
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In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Malawi:
  
* [[Brethren in Christ Church, Botswana|Brethren in Christ Church]]
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* [[Mpingo Wa Abale Mwa Kristu, Malawi|Mpingo Wa Abale Mwa Kristu]]
  
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==Annotated Bibliography==

Latest revision as of 13:18, 29 July 2010

Malawi
Mi-map.gif
Malawi: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

118,484 sq km

Population

14,268,711 (July 2009)

Languages

Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)

Religions

Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)

Ethnicity

Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European[1]

Groups Associated with MWC

1 (2006)[2]

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

6,763 (2006)[2]

Malawi is a country in southern Africa with a population of 14,268,711 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It is bordered by Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 6,763 total members.[2]

Stories

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

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

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

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