Mozambique is a Southeastern-African country with major natural-gas discoveries, diversified mineral resources, significant agriculture potential, and developing renewable energy infrastructure.
Mozambique
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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 (provincias) 1 city (cidade)*
- Cabo Delgado
- Gaza
- Inhambane
- Manica
- Maputo
- Cidade de Maputo*
- Nampula
- Niassa
- Sofala
- Tete
- Zambezia
Where in the world is Mozambique located?
Mozambique is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.
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
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)
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