MOZAMBIQUE

             Mozambique is a country located on the southeast coast of Africa. It
             covers 308,642 square miles and has a population of about sixteen million.
             Maputo is the capitol, largest city, and chief port.
             Mozambique was governed by Portugal from the early 1500's until 1975
             when it became independent after a ten year struggle against Portuguese
             Mozambique is now controlled by Frelimo (the front for the liberation
             of Mozambique) the nations only political party. The president of Frelimo
             is also the nations president. Mozambiques highest governmental power lies
             with the parties central committee which is made up of fifteen members
             appointed by Frelimo. This party appoints the two hundred and ten members
             of the peoples assembly,(Mozambiques legislative body).This group meets
             twice a year. It's permanent committee handles legislative matters between
             Most Mozambicans are black Africans. Other groups such as Arabs,
             Europeans, and Pakistanis make up less than one percent of the population.
             Most blacks belong to groups that speak one of the Bantu languages. The
             largest of these groups, the Makua-Lomwe, accounts for forty percent of the
             population. The countries official language is Portuguese but few blacks
             can speak it. Some Mozambicans speak English when conducting business
             Most Mozambicans are farmers with extremely simple techniques although
             farmers in some areas of the country use modern techniques.
             Fifty five percent of the people of Mozambique practice traditional
             African religions. Of this large group, many are animists who believe that
             everything in nature has a soul. Others worship spirits of their ancestors.
             About thirty percent of the population is Christian, mostly Roman Catholic.
             Only about twenty five percent of Mozambiques people fifteen or older
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