| COUNTRY FACTS: MOZAMBIQUE | |
|---|---|
| Name(official): | Republic of Mozambique |
| Name(short): | Mozambique |
| Capital City: | Maputo |
| Location: | South Eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique channel, between South Africa and Tanzania. |
| Coordinate: | 18 15 S, 35 00 E |
| Independence: | (From Portugal) 25 June 1975. |
| President: | Armando GUEBUZA (President), Luisa DIOGO (Prime Minister) |
| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 801 590sq.km. |
| Population: | 22 061 451 (July 2010 estimate) 16 099 246 (1997 census) |
| People: | indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08% |
| Religion: | Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census) |
| 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) |
| Literacy: | 47.8%total, 63.5%male, 32.7%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | metical (MZM) |
| GDP(per capita): | $900 (2009 est.) $1 300 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 5.43% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry. |
| Natural resources: | Coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique, Chancery: Shiba Amerex Bldg. 6F, 3-12-17, Mita, Minato-ku. Post Code: 108-0073, Tel. 03-5419-0973/4, 03-5419-3656, Fax: 03-5442-0556 Embassy of Mozambique |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +258 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism: Main tourist attractions includes .....
- Benguerra Island Extension
- Mozambique Diving Holiday
- Bazaratu Archipelago
- Inhambane (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Pemba Island Holiday
- Mozambique fishing holiday and Safari
- Kahora Bassa Dam (on Zambezi River)
- Vilancolus (a popular beach town leading to Bazaruto Archipelago)
MAJOR CITIES
Maputo, Beira, Nampula
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia.