Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique is the only country whose flag carries a modern rifle. It joined the Commonwealth in 1995 without ever having been a British colony.

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Easy learning about Mozambique

The capital city of Mozambique is Maputo, capital city of Mozambique.

Word: Timbila

Meaning: wood xylophone

Administrative Divisions

10 provinces:

Cabo Delgado
Gaza
Inhambane
Manica
Maputo
Nampula
Niassa
Sofala
Tete
Zambezia

Provinces of Mozambique map

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

0300 km (186 mi)600 km (373 mi)900 km (559 mi)1200 km (746 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 60 m (197 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), above 2000 m (6560 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Maputo, capital city of Mozambique

Population: 35,631,653 (UN)

Area: 801,590 km² / 498,084 sq mi

People from Mozambique are called: Mozambicans

Geography

Latitude: 13.943° S

Longitude: 37.838° E

Geographical Subregion: Eastern Africa

Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continental Region: Africa

Borders

Zimbabwe — Land border
Tanzania — Land border
Eswatini (Swaziland) — Land border
South Africa — Land border
Zambia — Land border
Malawi — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 77 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 60

Climate

tropical to subtropical

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 79 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 469 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 126 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.383 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $623 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 189

Currency: Metical

Currency Code: MZN

Human Development

HDI Rank: 182 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.493

Mean Years of Schooling: 4.6

Expected Years of Schooling: 10.8

Life Expectancy at Birth: 63.6 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Muslim

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

Technical Information

TLD: .mz

Calling Code: +258

MapGeo Name: Mozambique

MapGeo Code: MZ

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