Mozambique, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Maputo, capital city of Mozambique

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Mozambique is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Mozambique
Mozambique is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Mozambique has a population of	33,635,160 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Mozambique are called Mozambicans
The country’s total area is	801,590 Km² ( 498,084 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	107
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Mozambique HDI ranks in position nº 183 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.461 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Mozambique’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 64 countries Mozambique passport ranks in position nº 75 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Mozambique GDP per capita is	$663 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Mozambique ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Mozambique EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 469 ranks 79th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	18° 15' S, 35° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Mozambique Capital city	Maputo
Neighbouring countries	Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi.
Mozambique Climate	tropical to subtropical
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Metical (MZN)
Internet ccTLD	.mz
Mozambique calling code	+258

10 provinces (provincias) 1 city (cidade)*

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