National and International Divisions and Organization
Like many movements, the Religious Society of Friends has evolved, changed and split into subgroups.
Quakerism started in England and Wales, and quickly spread to Ireland, the Netherlands, Barbados and north America. Today Kenya is by far the country with the most Quakers. Other countries with over 1,000 Quakers are Burundi, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Guatemala, Ireland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Rwanda, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States. Although the total number of Quakers is around 360,000 worldwide, Quaker influence is concentrated in Philadelphia;Kaimosi, Kenya; Newberg, Oregon; Greenleaf, Idaho; Whittier, California; Richmond, Indiana; Friendswood, Texas; Birmingham, England; Ramallah, Palestine and Greensboro, North Carolina.
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