Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital and largest city is Maputo, located in the southern edge of the country.

República de Moçambique

(Flag) (Coat of Arms)
National motto: -
Official languages	Portuguese
Capital	Maputo 18° 15′ S, 35° 00′ E
Largest city	Maputo
Government President Prime Minister	Republic Armando Guebuza Luisa Diogo
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	801,590 km² (35th) 2.2%
Population  - 2000 est.  - 1997 census  - Density	19,104,696 (55th) 16,099,246 23.8/km² (183)
GDP (PPP)  - 2003 total  - Per capita	21,286 ¹ (98) 1133 (147)
Currency	Metical (Mt) (MZM)
Time zone  - Summer (DST)	EET (UTC+2) not observed (UTC+2)
Independence - Date	From Portugal June 25 1975
National anthem	Patria Amada (formerly Viva, Viva a FRELIMO)
Internet TLD	.mz
Calling code	+258
¹ Estimate is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Politics 4 Provinces 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous 9 External links

History

Main article: History of Mozambique

Geography

Main article: Geography of Mozambique The country is located on Eastern Africa, on the continent's largest coastal plain (half the territory is below 230 m above sea level). The mountain range known as Inyanga is located to the west, where its peak reaches 2500 m. The major elevations are near the borders with Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. The coasts are very irregular, and covered by vast swamps.

The country is divided by the Zambeze River.

Politics

By the end of the 19th century, the portuguese found rebellion in many villages against slavery and explotation. The most important of these risings was led by Gugunhama, fought by Portuguese Mouzhino de Albuquerque. He suppressed the revolution and arrest its leader by 1895. Mozambique gained independence in 1975, when Samora Michel procalimed the birth of the Popular Republic of Mozambique. Main article: Politics of Mozambique

See also: Foreign relations of Mozambique

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Mozambique

Mozambique is divided into 11 provinces: Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo (city), Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Mozambique

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Mozambique

Culture

Main article: Culture of Mozambique

• Music of Mozambique
• List of writers from Mozambique

Miscellaneous

• Communications in Mozambique
• Transportation in Mozambique
• Military of Mozambique
• List of conservation areas of Mozambique
• Reporters without borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2002: Rank 70 out of 139 countries

External links

This article incorporates information from The World Factbook, which is in the public domain.

• The Mozambique News Agency (http://www.sortmoz.com/aimnews/)

Countries in Africa

Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Western Sahara

Dependencies: Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena

Commonwealth of Nations

Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belize | Botswana | Brunei | Cameroon | Canada | Cyprus | Dominica | Fiji | The Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Kenya | Kiribati | Lesotho | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nauru | New Zealand | Nigeria | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Swaziland | Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Zambia

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