Mozambique

Official name: Republic of Mozambique
Also known as: República de Moçambique (Portuguese)

Flag of Mozambique
Capital of Mozambique: Maputo (Lourenço Marques)
Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km² (309,496 mi²) (36th)
Population of Mozambique: 34,631,766 (45th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southeastern Africa
Languages of Mozambique: Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)
Religions of Mozambique: Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.)
Ethnic groups in Mozambique: African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Mestiço 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) 0.2% (2017 est.)
Currency: Metical (MZN)
Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT)
Calling code: (+258)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Southern African Development Community

Border countries (6): Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Eswatini 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km.
Coastline: 2,470 km
Maritime boundaries : Indian Ocean

Administrative divisions of Mozambique
Mozambique Map

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*:
Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia.

Natural resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite.
Província de Zambézia, Tete, Sofala Province, Niassa Province, Nampula, Maputo Province, Manica Province, Inhambane Province, Gaza Province, Cabo Delgado Province, Cidade de Maputo.

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