Mozambique

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Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Republica de MoÃÂ§ambique

(In Detail)

''National motto:

image:LocationMozambique.png

Official language Portuguese (official), others spoken

Capital Maputo

President Joaquim Chissano

Prime Minister Luisa Diogo

Area
- Total
- % water Ranked 35th
801,590 km²
2.2%

Population
- Total
- Density Ranked 55th
19,104,696 (July 2000 est.)
23.8/km²

Independence
- Date From Portugal
June 25, 1975

Currency Metical (Mt)

Time zone UTC +2

National anthem Patria Amada, formerly Viva, Viva a FRELIMO

Internet TLD .MZ

Calling Code 258

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Culture
5 Politics
6 Provinces
7 Economy
8 Communications
9 Transportation
10 Military
11 Foreign relations
12 Conservation
13 External link

History

Main article: History of Mozambique

Geography

Main article: Geography of Mozambique

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Mozambique

Culture

Main article: Culture of Mozambique

Music of Mozambique
List of writers from Mozambique

Politics

Main article: Politics 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

Communications

Main article: Communications in Mozambique

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Mozambique

Military

Main article: Military of Mozambique

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Mozambique

Conservation

See Also: List of conservation areas of Mozambique

External link

The Mozambique News Agency
Worldwide Press Freedom Index Rank 70 out of 139 countries

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
Angola \| Brazil \| Cape Verde \| East Timor \| Guinea-Bissau \| Mozambique \| Portugal \| SÃÂ£o TomÃÂ© and PrÃÂncipe

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

	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 \| CÃÂ´te d'Ivoire \| Djibouti \| Egypt¹ \| 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 \| SÃÂ£o TomÃÂ© and PrÃÂncipe \| Senegal \| Seychelles \| Sierra Leone \| Somalia \| South Africa \| Sudan \| Swaziland \| Tanzania \| Togo \| Tunisia \| Uganda \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe
Other areas: Canary Islands \| Madeira Islands \| Mayotte \| RÃÂ©union \| Saint Helena \| Western Sahara