• PEOPLE NAME: AFRO-GUYANESE OF SURINAME

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PEID: 22264

ROP: 103602

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean

Language: Guyanese English Creole - (gyn)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Suriname

Also found in: Canada; French Guiana; Guyana; United States

Population: 138,000

Global Population: 869,500


PEID: 22264

ROP: 103602

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Afro-Guyanese of Suriname, numbering 138,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-Caribbean people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 869,500 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Guyanese English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Afro-Guyanese is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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