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PEOPLE OF MOZAMBIQUE
Almost 17,000,000 people reside in the Republic of Mozambique. The tribes called Khoi and San were the first inhabitants of the country in the prehistoric era. The majority of the population is ruled by nine ethnic groups. The Makua-Lomwe from he northern region of the country is the largest among them. The other ethnic groups include Makonde, Yao and some tribes from the southern region such as Tsonga, Chopi, Karanga, Shona, and Nguni. Though Portuguese is the official language, Bantu, Nyanja, Tsonga and Swahili are also widely spoken.
ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Art: Woodcarving and sculpture are two traditional art forms in Mozambique. These are especially practiced among the Makonde people. Another very popular art form is the fashion of masks that is called "family trees".
Culture: In the presence of various ethnicities, Mozambique has gradually developed a very rich and diverse culture. Many rituals and customs of the Mozambican tradition have come from the different tribes and religions. The Mozambican tradition believes in animism. So they also perform some animist rituals.
Music: Music and dance are the parts of the various rituals of the country. The animist rituals are also accompanied with music and dance. The Portuguese music has left a deep impact on the folk music of the country. Again marrabenta is a very popular music form that is mainly a kind of dance music.
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FLAG OF MOZAMBIQUE
The flag of Mozambique is very colorful. It contains three horizontal bands. The top of them is colored in green, the middle is black and the band that is the in the bottom id yellow. On the hoist side of the flag, there is a triangle colored in red. In the middle of this triangle, a yellow colored star is featured. On the star a white book is shown along with a hoe and a rifle. All these things have their own symbolic meanings. The book signifies education and the hoe symbolizes agriculture. On the other hand the rifle signifies defense and alertness.
ECONOMY OF MOZAMBIQUE
The economy of Mozambique is largely based on its agriculture and also on its export trade. The fast growing industries of this country are food and beverages industry, aluminum and petroleum industry, cement industry, chemicals, textile industry, glass, asbestos and tobacco industry etc. The primary agricultural products are sugarcane, cotton, cashew nuts, tea, cassava, coconuts, sisal, corn, citrus fruits, sunflowers, potatoes etc. The materials that are exported to the other foreign countries primarily are aluminum, cotton, cashews, sugar, prawns, timber, citrus and so on. The nations that take part in this export trade are Belgium, Italy, South Africa, Spain and Germany.
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