Penhasiza

Republic of Penhasiza Shona: Nyika yePenhasiza Ndebele: Ilizwe lePenhasiza Chewa: Dziko la Penhasiza Chibarwe: Nyika ye Penhasiza Kalanga: Hango yePenhasiza Khoisan: Penhasiza Nù Nambya: Inyika yePenhasiza Ndau: Nyika yePenhasiza Shangani: Tiko ra Penhasiza Sesotho: Naha ya Penhasiza Tonga: Cisi ca Penhasiza Venda: Shango ḽa Penhasiza Xhosa: Ilizwe lase-Penhasiza
Motto: 'Tose takabatana tichakunda! (Shona) All united will succeed!
Capital	Bulaputo
Largest city	Kwepanzi
Ethnic groups	98.5% African 0.64% Coloured 0.55% White African 0.16% Asian 0.11% Other 0.04% Not stated
Religion (2022)	49.8% Protestant 47.3% Folk 1.8% Other Christian 0.5% Muslim 0.4% Other faith 0.2% No religion
Demonym(s)	Penhasizian
Area
• Total	390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 census	15,178,979
• Density	39/km2 (101.0/sq mi)
Gini	16 low
HDI	0.330 low
Currency	Chimurenga (PCH)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3

Penhasiza officially the Republic of Penhasiza is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, bather by the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is the home of various hundreds of different races and cultures, being the Shona and Ndebele the largest.

History

What is now Penhasiza is believed to be inhabited since approximately 650 million years ago according to the rock paintings that were found in a cave in Chirevingo. The Ndebele and Shona are hunter-gatherer tribes that established in the zone 110 million years ago and started a process of inhabitation of the land. It it believed that the land was less dry, so that agriculture was propitious for the daily lives of those tribes.

Colonization

In 1496, a Portuguese colony was established in the land of Penhasiza and the rights and daily lives of the African tribes severely cut off. A caste system was imposed and the mixing of the European and African culture was forbidden. Many of the tribe leaders were put in slavery by senior colonizers and other many were executed and their properties seized or robbed. In February 1510, the vice-royalty of River Limpopo was established and the territory was divided in provinces for a better administration. Port Bragança was built and erected as the capital of the vice-royalty and seat of the administration. The portuguese started a campaign of education and assimilation destined to the African population. They were forced to speak Portuguese and practice Christianity or face execution. The Pope, Julius II, warned the Portuguese colonizers about the treatment of the native people, justifying that the less developed people must be treated with justice and equally and that the religion must be taught constantly and with patience.

Climate

Most of Penhasiza has a humid subtropical climate, with four very different seasons. Winters are cool and sunny, coinciding with the dry season, in which most of the country receives low or no rainfall. The coolest and less rainy month is July, with a mean of 16.8 °C (62.2 °F) and chilly night temperatures. The hottest month is January with a mean of 24.9 °C (76.8 °F) and nice nights. The rainiest month is December with a mean of 195.3 millimetres (7.69 in) in 10 days.

Freezing temperatures in winter and heatwaves during summer are rare but not impossible, as well as floodings during the rainy season and harsh droughts from April to July.

Climate data for Bulaputo

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	33.9 (93.0)	33.4 (92.1)	32.9 (91.2)	32.7 (90.9)	27.5 (81.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.1 (73.6)	24.4 (75.9)	25.9 (78.6)	29.0 (84.2)	31.6 (88.9)	32.5 (90.5)	29.2 (84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.9 (76.8)	24.3 (75.7)	23.7 (74.7)	22.8 (73.0)	19.8 (67.6)	17.2 (63.0)	16.8 (62.2)	20.2 (68.4)	21.9 (71.4)	21.9 (71.4)	23.6 (74.5)	23.8 (74.8)	21.7 (71.1)
Average low °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	15.2 (59.4)	14.5 (58.1)	13.0 (55.4)	12.1 (53.8)	10.8 (51.4)	10.5 (50.9)	11.3 (52.3)	14.6 (58.3)	14.9 (58.8)	15.7 (60.3)	15.2 (59.4)	13.6 (56.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	191.8 (7.55)	177.9 (7.00)	84.3 (3.32)	66.2 (2.61)	59.1 (2.33)	47.6 (1.87)	30.7 (1.21)	33.3 (1.31)	38.9 (1.53)	70.7 (2.78)	99.8 (3.93)	195.3 (7.69)	1,095.6 (43.13)
Average precipitation days	10.9	10.4	7.2	2.1	2.4	1.8	0.3	4.7	8.8	9.5	9.9	10.3	78.3
Average relative humidity (%)	76	77	72	62	60	55	45	49	50	63	73	83	64