Religion in Botswana
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The country has an area of 224,710 square miles and a population of 1.68 million, according to the most recent census completed in 2001.[1] An estimated 70 percent of the country's citizens identify themselves as Christians.[1] Anglicans, Methodists, and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa make up the majority of Christians.[1] There are also congregations of Lutherans, Roman Catholics, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, the Dutch Reformed Church, Mennonites, and other Christian denominations.[1] According to the 2001 census, the country's Muslim community, primarily of South Asian origin, numbers slightly more than 5,000.[1] The 2001 census also lists approximately 3,000 Hindus and 700 Baha'is.[1] Members of each community estimate that these figures significantly understated their respective numbers.[1] Approximately 20 percent of citizens espouse no religion.[1] Religious services are well attended in both rural and urban areas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Benin. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
