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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.
Pictures from Maputo (Capital) 
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Capela no Cemiterio
© Ray Langsten
Escola Primaria
© idiggith
Machanfane
© camkima
Casa Tradicional
© idiggith
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 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 country consists of 11 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Mozambique
Mozambique Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Island of Mozambique
The fortified city of Mozambique is located on this island, a former Portuguese trading-post on the route to India. Its remarkable architectural unity is due to the consistent use, since the 16th...
Demographic Information
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.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Mozambique has declined over the last 10 years by 4.2 births per thousand from 42 in 2001 to 37.8 in 2010. Currently, 833,923 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Mozambique has rised over the last 10 years by 1.8 deaths per thousand from 18.9 in 2001 to 19.8 in 2010. Currently, 437,479 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Mozambique is growing at an rate of 1.8% (or by 396,444 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.8%. Or an total increase of 396,444 citizens.
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.
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