Most of the blacks are of Jamaican decent. Most of the Amerindians reside on isolated reservations. The nationality of the people of Costa Rica is Costa Rican(s) although they’re commonly referred to as “Ticos” (Visit Costa Rica). The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish but southwestern Caribbean Creole dialect of English is widely spoken around the Limon area (Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, 2011). Some native languages are still spoken on 24 indigenous reservations.
The five Igbo states (South East States), are Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. The Igbo people, that is the people of Igbo race, speak Igbo language which, apart from the official language, English, is one of the three major languages of Nigeria (the other two being Housa and
However, the Maasai are the largest of the Ma speaking tribes, and are said to have nearly a million members living between the two countries they inhabit. The Maasai are also one of the best known tribes in Africa, and have been studied in numerous western studies. Although the people thrive on a rich history, the Maasai face many difficulties in today’s modern world. Since Kenya (which is the country the Maasai primarily inhabit) gained independence in 1963, the Maasai people have struggled to acclimate to growing western influences. Today, the Maasai people face many challenges as they struggle for rights to land, as well as the increased need for infrastructure amongst this impoverished nation.
Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. A verdant country of fertile and hilly terrain, the small republic bears the title "Land of a Thousand Hills" (Quoted from French: Pays des Mille Collines wikepedia) Rwanda became an Independence nation on July first 1962 from Belgium Rwanda was created as a republic governed by the majority Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement which had gained full control of national politics by this time. Rwanda also now became a Hutu-dominated one-party state. (Source www.CiaWorldFactbook.com) Genocide During April and May in 1994 an approximate 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Most of the deaths were Tutsis and most of those who were involved in the violence were Hutus.
This makes Madagascar almost twice the size of Arizona. The capital of Madagascar is a city named Antananarivo, it is located towards the central area of the island. The Mozambique Channel separates the island and the coast of Africa. The coastline reaches around 3,000 miles around the island. Madagascar also claims a few smaller islands in the Mozambique Channel—the Îles Glorieuses, Bassas da India, Juan de Nova, and Europa.
1. Haiti is a Caribbean country situated on the western part of Hispaniola. Its capital is Port-au-Prince and has an area of 27,750 square kilometers. Haiti is divided into 10 departments, and the departments are further divided into 41 arrondissements (administrative division), and 133 communes (municipality). Haiti’s official language is French but Spanish is also spoken by a good portion of the population.
Since the 1500’s, Africans have been crossing the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean and bringing their culture, beliefs, and way of life to the Americas. This includes what would become Haiti’s national religion- Voodoo (“Origins of”). As the views on these Voodoo practices have changed over the years, certain aspects of this religion have been misconceived, especially because of western efforts and European views on these beliefs. There are two primary types of Voodoo: Rada Voodoo and Petro Voodoo (“Introduction too”). Rada Voodoo accounts for ninety-five percent of all Voodoo practices in Haiti, while Petro accounts for only the mere remaining five percent.
Almost all societies have some form of stratification. In African countries following colonisation and in America before the Civil War, groupings were based on their race. Black communities had far less social status than the white communities. In India, the Hindu caste system has five clearly defined social statuses into which people are born into: • Brahmins: this is the highest caste, and it’s made of the priests •
Madagasikara Presentation (Hello =Manao ahoana) Malagasy refer to us and our language as Malagasy and our country as Madagasikara. Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, in the southeastern coast of Africa and it’s the world's fourth largest island. Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90 percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The first humans arrived in Madagascar about 2000 years ago and they were mostly from regions like India, Arabia and the continent of Africa. The ancestors of the Madagascar society lived in harmony with each other and they were against the idea of segregation.
The development of a country can be measured in many different ways; infant mortality, life expectancy, birth and death rates and average number of people per doctor are all different measures. An LEDC stands for a “Less Economically Developed Country” and an MEDC stands for a “More Economically Developed Country”. Africa is made of only LEDCs (it can be argued that South Africa is an NIC) and Eastern Europe is mainly all MEDCs. Sudan is found in the East of Africa is clearly an LEDC. According to a stud carried out by “CIA – The World Fact book” its GDP per capita is just $2,200 compared to the UK which is $36,700.