Mozambique Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Mozambique with its capital Maputo is located in Africa (Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel). It covers some 801,591 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of California) with 21,284,000 citizens. Portuguese and are the the official languages used in Mozambique. Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia and Malawi are bordering countries.

Mozambique is a country on the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa. From the 2,436m Monte Binga peak to the stunning beaches along the coast, Mozambique is a country of contrasts. As well as some of the best colonial era architecture and relics to be found on the continent, Mozambique has also preserved its African cultural heritage, which can be experienced through art, music and food. Almost all of Mozambique falls within the tropics and as such, Mozambique features a mostly tropical climate.

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About Mozambique

The topography features mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west. The average density of population is about 26 per km². The climate in Mozambique can be described as tropical to subtropical. Potential natural disasters are severe droughts or devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces.

To reach someone in Mozambique dial +258 prior to a number. There are 82,400 installed telephones. And there are 5,971,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".mz". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 11 regions/states in Mozambique we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Mozambican population grew at a rate of 1.8% (or by 396,444 citizens). With 437,479 deaths and 833,923 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.8%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Mozambique: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.