Society
Their eyes, their smile, their hands... See the hardship, experience their warmth...The Mozambican population have its origins from three different continents, Africa, Europe and Asia; this multiethnic society is composed by approximately 20 million people.
The 16 ethnic groups constitute 99.66% of the population, the prominent group on the northern side of the country are the Macua; the Zambezi valley is dominated by the Sena and Shona; and the southern Mozambique by the Tsonga.
The European origin is mostly originated from Portugal and the Asian from India.
This country enjoys a fast diversity, having many languages being spoken by its inhabitants.
However Portuguese is the official language. English became a business language when Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, as a result it is taught in school, nonetheless only a very small group of the population actually speak it.
Although their different origins have a diverse outcome, the unity and acceptance of the Mozambican people is outstanding; this unfortunately rare commodity is one of the first and ever lasting impression to its visitors.