 Mozambique
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
18 15 S, 35 00 E |
| Area |
total: 801,590 sq km land: 784,090 sq km water: 17,500 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical to subtropical |
| Terrain |
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west |
| Population |
20,905,585 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles |
| Exports |
aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity |
| Hazards |
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces |
| Resources |
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
| Geography |
the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country |
| Nationality |
noun: Mozambican(s) adjective: Mozambican |
| Capital |
name: Maputo geographic coordinates: 25 58 S, 32 35 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.mz |
| Internet Users |
138,000 (2005) |
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