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)
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
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.