10 Things You Didn't Know About Mozambique

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Mozambique
Welcome to Displore and thanks for watching, as you all know displorers it is always a pleasure presenting to you some interesting but lesser known facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent. In today’s video we are taking you to the gas-rich southern African nation of Mozambique presenting to you 10 things you probably didn’t know about this lesser talked about country. officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city of Mozambique is Maputo. With surface area of 801,590 km2, the population of Mozambique in 2018 was estimated at 29.6million people and Portuguese is the country’s official language of the country.
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Filipe Nyusi of the Mozambique Liberation Front party is the current president of Mozambique and with that said here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Mozambique.



1. Mozambique is One of the Few Countries to Legalize Homosexuality in Africa.
Out of the 54 Soveriegn states in Africa, the International Gay and Lesbian Association stated in 2015 that homosexuality is outlawed in 34 African countries. Homosexuality has never been criminalized in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, and Rwanda. In 2017 Mozambique decriminalized homosexuality making it one of more gay-friendly travel options in Africa. Maputo the capital city offers a wide range of night clubs and bars, live music venues and restaurants for gays. Also, volare Bar, Coconuts, Lounge, 4U, Mafalala Libre some offering gay-friendly nights every Thursday Sheik and Havana clubs to name but a few. Mozambique is a totally unique and awesome African destination offering beautiful pristine beaches, uninhabited island, wild game reserves, culture and heritage, incredible and in many case undiscovered scuba diving sites, swimming with dolphins, whale sharks, rays and turtles and Maputo city breaks and more. It is a heady mix of cultures and a melting pot of people, famous for its fresh seafood, per peri hot sauce, local beer and very happy fun-loving people. So if you are gay you wont have a problem visiting Mozambique.



2. Their Flag Has A Gun on It
The colors of the Mozambique flag are green, black and yellow and were derived from the flag of the African National Congress in South Africa. The Mozambican flag today has green, black, and yellow horizontal stripes separated by white fimbriations with a red triangle in the hoist.The flag also has an image of an AK-47 on it, symbolizing the country’s fight for independence, and was adopted in 1983. Other images on the flag include a star, a hoe and an open book. The only other two countries whose flags have a firearm on them are Guatemala and Haiti. The flag has several different meanings. The star stands for Marxism and internationalism, the book stands for the importance of education, the hoe stands for the country’s agriculture, and the rifle stands for defiance and vigilance. In 2005, the country considered changing its flag, but it was decided to keep the current design.
3. The Country was Named After an Arab Trader
The name Mozambique is derived from Mussa Bin Bique, an Arabian trader who lived on an island off the country’s northern coast. It’s believed that the Arab sheikh Mussa Bin Bique ruled over the northern part of the island when the Portuguese arrived in the area hundreds of years ago. The island became Mozambique Island, and the name was later given to the country itself by Portuguese explorers. Mozambique Island was the capital of Mozambique until 1898, when it was moved south to what is today Maputo.The sheik’s name, Ali Musa Mbiki, or Musa Al Bique was combined to name the country.
4. Both Mozambique and its Population Are Very Young
Of Mozambique’s over 30 million people, over 50% of Mozambique’s population is under the age of 15. The extremely youthful population is due to early marriages, high fertility rate and low mortality rate which keeps the population under 15 years of age.Besides the country’s population being incredibly young, the country itself is young. While many Africa countries gained their independence within the late 50’s and early 60’s, Mozambique succeeded in achieving independence on June 25, 197capita