16 Cosmopolitan Most Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Countries in the World in 2017

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14. Malawi

Another quite diverse African country is Malawi. There are many ethnic groups as you can see – Chewa 32.6%, Lomwe 17.6%, Yao 13.5%, Ngoni 11.5%, Tumbuka 8.8%, Nyanja 5.8%, Sena 3.6%, Tonga 2.1%, Ngonde 1% and others 3.5%. Malawi got the name from the Bantu people who came from the southern Congo 600 years ago under the name Maravi. Even though there are many ethnical groups, ethnic and tribal distinctions have diminished. There were no many conflicts based on the division as the culture of Malawi people is traditionally non-violent. Malawi has 23 different languages.

16 Cosmopolitan Most Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Countries in the World In 2017

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