Religion in Botswana

Religion in Botswana

An estimated 70 percent of Botswanan citizens identify themselves as Christians. [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90083.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Botswana] . 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."] Anglicans, Methodists, and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa make up the majority of Christians. 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.

According to the 2001 census, the country's Muslim community, primarily of South Asian origin, numbers slightly more than 5,000. The 2001 census also lists approximately 3,000 Hindus and 700 Baha'is. Members of each community estimate that these figures significantly understated their respective numbers. 6 percent of citizens are practinioners of Badimo, an indigenous religion. Approximately 20 percent of citizens espouse no religion. Religious services are well attended in both rural and urban areas.

ee also

*Christianity in Botswana
**Roman Catholicism in Botswana
*Hinduism in Botswana
*Islam in Botswana
*Freedom of religion in Botswana
*Badimo

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