Mozambique Home The main tribes are the Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena and Makua. however outside of the cities the majority of people speak indigenous languages. http://www.questconnect.org/africa_Mozambique.htm
Extractions: Geography and Climate The country of Mozambique is on the eastern coast of southern Africa bordered on the east by the Indian Ocean (the Mozambique channel), on the north by Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, on the west by Zimbabwe and on the south by South Africa. The total area the country covers is 801,590 sq. km. and the coastline is 2,470 km. long. In comparison, the country is slightly less than twice the size of the U.S. state of California. The country has a wide plain of coastal lowlands in the south and in the north the plain narrows and rises to mountains and the plateaus. Also in the south there are many lakes, and the center of the country is dominated by the Zambezi river valley and its deltas. Other major rivers include the Limpopo (along with the Zambezi, two of southern Africa's largest rivers), the Save and the Rovuma which forms the border with Tanzania. Natural resources include coal, titanium, natural gas and hydropower.
The Colonial State This structure enabled the chokwe to absorb people gain military superiority over the indigenous population of Once they conquered a people, the chokwe rapidly http://www.congo2000.net/english/history/kingdom.html
Extractions: The Former Kingdoms The western bantou are at the origin of more Ancient kingdoms in Democratic Republic of Congo, the most known is the Kongo kingdom (15th century) and the other one is probably the Kuba kingdom (17th century). The oriental bantou began with the kingdoms Luba (16th century) and Lunda (17th century). The Kongo, Lunda, Luba, and Kuba state systems shared certain common features, I.The Kongo kingdom The Kongo Kingdom was the first state on the west coast of Central Africa to come into contact with Europeans. Portuguese sailors under Diogo Cao landed at the mouth of the Congo River in 1482 . Cao traveled from Portugal to Kongo and back several times during the 1480s, bringing missionaries to the Kongo court and taking Kongo nobles to Portugal in 1485. In the 1490s, the king of Kongo asked Portugal for missionaries and technical assistance in exchange for ivory and other desirable items, such as slaves and copperwares a relationship, ultimately detrimental to the Kongo, which continued for centuries. Competition over the slave trade had repercussions far beyond the boundaries of Kongo society. Slave-trading activities created powerful vested interests among both Africans and foreigners; the Portuguese and later the Dutch, French, British, and Arabs.
Welcome To The Country Pages: Mozambique and masks of the Makonde people and the of Mozambicans belong to ethnically diverse indigenous groups such Makua, the Makonde, the Sena, the chokwe, the Manyika http://www.cies.org/country/mozambique.htm
Extractions: CIES Contacts Local young people dancing at Micael's Restaurant, Maputo City Photo courtesy of Linda Ledford-Miller Located in southeast Africa, the Republic of Mozambique contains a long coastline of sandy beaches facing the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. A Portuguese colony from 1752 until 1975, Mozambique's culture is now a blend of both indigenous and Portuguese traditions, revealed through the country's unique architecture, literature, poetry, and music. Artwork produced in Mozambique is celebrated as some of the finest on the continent, including the renowned wood sculptures and masks of the Makonde people and the country's famously large and colorful murals. Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, although numerous local languages are spoken as well. The vast majority of Mozambicans belong to ethnically diverse indigenous groups such as the Makua, the Makonde, the Sena, the Chokwe, the Manyika, and the Shanagaan. A small number of Portuguese, other European, and Asian residents make up the expatriate population. About half of the Mozambican population practices traditional indigenous religions, while the remaining half practice either Islam or Christianity.
Vitalog.com - Search By Location tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena Muslim 20% Languages Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects. search people who Born Died Burial. http://www.vitalog.com/cgi-bin/exploring/country.cgi?cod=1168&ctype=birth&sort=n
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Mozambique People Population 19,607,519. Ethnic groups indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06 http://www.paulnoll.com/Locations/visiting-Mozambique.html
Extractions: Mozambique Background: Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement with rebel forces ended the fighting in 1992. Location: Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania. Area: Total: 801,590 sq km, water: 17,500 sq km, land: 784,090 sq km. Area - comparative: Slightly less than twice the size of California. Land boundaries: Total: 4,571 km, border countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km. Coastline: 2,470 km.. Climate and Terrain: Climate: Tropical to subtropica.l Terrain: Mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west. Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean m, highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m. Natural resources: Coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Mozambique HIV/AIDS people living with HIV/AIDS Definition groups Definition Field Listing indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mz.html
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Mozambique of California Capital Maputo, over a million people. Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others Portuguese (official), 24 indigenous dialects Literacy http://www.aimcanada.org/mozambique.htm
Extractions: Population: This former Portuguese colony is home to over twenty million people and to the largest unreached group in Africa possibly the world! It has the largest concentration of unreached peoples in Africa south of the equator. It is also considered to be one of the poorest countries on the globe. Mozambique was a Portuguese colony for more than four hundred years before attaining independence in 1975. During those years the colonial government recognized only the Catholic Church resulting in persecution of those calling themselves "Protestant". With independence came the establishment of communism so the persecution extended to all recognized as Christians. Although the Marxist ideology of the government continued until the early 1990's, beginning in 1982, missionaries, who had been expelled at independence, were allowed to re-enter. The government recognized the need for the support of everyone possible, including the evangelical churches. Despite the fact that missionary work in the country was non-existent between 1975 and 1982, the evangelical church grew quite rapidly among the Lomwe living in Zambezi Province.
Worldstats: Providing Information About Our World! People Ethnic groups Copyright worldstats.org sqlreflection0 indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others http://www.worldstats.org/world/mozambique.shtml
Extractions: note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2003 est.) Population growth rate:
Global Aids Program : Countries - Mozambique Maputo (pop 1.3 million) People African (99%, including Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena and official), indigenous languages Religion indigenous beliefs (50 http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/countries/mozambique.htm
Extractions: Mozambique stretches for 2500km (1550mi) on the southeastern coast of Africa, with Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the north-west, Zimbabwe to the west, and South Africa and Swaziland make up the south-western border. Two of Africa's longest rivers, the Zambezi and the Limpopo, flow through the country to the Indian Ocean, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) forms part of the border with Malawi.
Angola - PRECOLONIAL ANGOLA AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE PORTUGUESE than with the history of the indigenous populations. The Bantu speakers were a Negroid people, adept at a strong central government, the chokwe (also spelled http://countrystudies.us/angola/4.htm
Extractions: PRECOLONIAL ANGOLA AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE PORTUGUESE Angola Table of Contents Although the precolonial history of many parts of Africa has been carefully researched and preserved, there is relatively little information on the region that forms contemporary Angola as it was before the arrival of the Europeans in the late 1400s. The colonizers of Angola, the Portuguese, did not study the area as thoroughly as British, French, and German scholars researched their colonial empires. The Portuguese, in fact, were more concerned with recording the past of their own people in Angola than with the history of the indigenous populations. The limited information that is available indicates that the original inhabitants of present-day Angola were hunters and gatherers. Their descendants, called Bushmen by the Europeans, still inhabit portions of southern Africa, and small numbers of them may still be found in southern Angola. These Khoisan speakers lost their predominance in southern Africa as a result of the southward expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples during the first millennium A.D. The Bantu speakers were a Negroid people, adept at farming, hunting, and gathering, who probably began their migrations from the rain forest near what is now the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Bantu expansion was carried out by small groups that made a series of short relocations over time in response to economic or political conditions. Some historians believe that the Khoisan speakers were peacefully assimilated rather than conquered by the Bantu. Others contend that the Khoisan, because of their passive nature, simply vacated the area and moved south, away from the newcomers.
The Blacksmith's Art From Africa to interpret the metallurgical processes the people witnessed when inexpensive iron onto the shores of africa. By 1920 indigenous furnaces ceased to produce http://www.africans-art.com/index.php3?action=page&id_art=363
Mozambique SuttonLink Factsheet adult prevalence rate 13% 12.6 to 16.4%, estimates vary (2001 est.) people living with HIV indigenous groups (99.66%) including chokwe, Lomwe, Makonde http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/suttonlink/mz_fct.html
Extractions: Mozambique This Page was last updated on the 12th. April, 2004. Return to the Country Index Page Country Mozambique Official Name Republic of Mozambique (Republica de Mocambique) Former Name Portuguese East Africa (San were first inhabitants; Bantu-speaking peoples migrated 1st-4th centuries AD; Arab trading settlements along the coast; Portuguese explorers reached Mozambique in 1498; Portuguese trading posts and forts established from aroud 1500; administration by large private companies, controlled and financed by the British by the early 20th century; drive for independence and anti-colonial political groups formed Front for the Liberation of Mozambique [FRELIMO] in 1962; FRELIMO initiated armed campaign against Portuguese colonial rule in September 1964; independence and FRELIMO establishment of one-party Marxist state in 1975.) Capital Maputo Main Towns Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nampula, Quelimane, Tete, Xai Xai Subdivisions 10 provinces: Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia. 1 city: Maputo City.
Country Reports up 54% of the population (5,123,178 male; 5,262,618 female) people ages 65 Ethnic groups indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena http://www.classbrain.com/cb_cr/geos/mz.html
Extractions: Home 1st - 3rd Grade State Reports Country Reports Mission Reports Freedom Files Kids Freedom Files Movies in the Classroom Games Monthy Grab Bag Teens ClassBrain Store Corporate Information Mozambique click to enlarge Introduction [Top of Page] Background: Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania Geographic coordinates: 18 15 S, 35 00 E Map references: Africa Area:
AfricaRevealed - Precolonial Angola And The Arrival Of The than with the history of the indigenous populations AD The Bantu speakers were a Negroid people, adept at a strong central government, the chokwe (also spelled http://www.africarevealed.com/Templates/er2.0/bundle/default.jsp?nodeId=59607
SAGC: Mozambique People. Ethnic Groups indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06%, EuroAfricans 0.2%, Indians http://www.germanchamber.co.za/files/countries/mozambique.htm
Extractions: Geography Location : Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania Area : Total : 801,590 sq km Land : 784,090 sq km Water : 17,500 sq km Climate : tropical to subtropical Terrain : mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west Natural Resources : coal, titanium, natural gas Land Use : Arable Land : Permanent Crops : Permanent Pastures : Other : 22% (1993 est.) Irrigated Land : 1,180 sq km (1993 est.)
Extractions: view this site in If you can't find it here, you can't find it anywhere! Home Help Contact Us Privacy ... Checkout Super Bargains Academic Computers / Notebooks Dictionary ESL-English as Second Language Games Gift Items! Handheld Dictionary Karaoke Keyboard Stickers Keyboards Kids Learn Microsoft Office Microsoft Windows Movies/Videos Software - Mac Software - Windows Spell Checking Translation More... Angola Capital: Luanda Population: Description: The official language is Portuguese. The most important native language is Mbundu, a term that actually embraces two languages-Umbundu, with about 3 million speakers in central Angola, and Kimbundu, with about 2 million speakers in the north. Kongo is spoken by about one million people in the far north, Chokwe by a about 500,000 people in the northeast and Ewena (Luvale) by about 350,000 people in the eastern panhandle. Lunda, closely related to Chokwe, is spoken by about 100,000 people in the northeast.
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Extractions: Mozambique Introduction To Mozambique The country of Mozambique lies the East of Swaziland, just over the Lumbomo Mountains. The history of the two countries is interwined and close links have Been maintained before and after the changes from colonial rule to Independence. Trade flourishes through Maputo harbour, the closest seaport to Swaziland, via the railway line which entres Mozambique at Goba, east of Mlawula Station. The port of Maputo increasingly handles exports and imports From and to Swaziland and Southern Africa. From Swaziland you can fly direct to Maputo, the flight takes 30 minutes from Matasapha and visas are necessary.
