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| Botswana |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7% |
| Religion: |
indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15% |
| Languages: |
English (official), Setswana |
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| Comoros |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava |
| Religion: |
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
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| Diego Garcia |
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Pop.1996 49
Pop.2004 52
Area Size 105 km2
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| History: |
1814 - Great Britain took possession
1965 - separation from Mauritius
1966 - Anglo-US-American Treaty of Usage
1969–1971 - evacuation of the population
1976 - ceding of territories to
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http://www.mydiegogarcia.com/
http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fbiot.htm#Flagge
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dg.html |
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| Lesotho |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3% |
| Religion: |
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
| Languages: |
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
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| Madagascar |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
| Religion: |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
| Languages: |
French (official), Malagasy (official) |
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| Mauritius |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% |
| Religion: |
Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% |
| Languages: |
English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri |
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| Namibia |
| Ethnic Groups: |
black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%
note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups are: Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
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| Religion: |
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| Languages: |
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
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| Reunion |
| Ethnic Groups: |
French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian |
| Religion: |
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) |
| Languages: |
French (official), Creole widely used |
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| Seychelles |
| Ethnic Groups: |
mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab |
| Religion: |
Roman Catholic 86.6%, Anglican 6.8%, other Christian 2.5%, other 4.1% |
| Languages: |
English (official), French (official), Creole |
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| South Africa |
| Ethnic Groups: |
black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6% |
| Religion: |
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5% |
| Languages: |
11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
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| Swaziland |
| Ethnic Groups: |
African 97%, European 3% |
| Religion: |
Zionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%
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English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official) |
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