Mozambique
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| ''National motto: | |||||
| Official language | Portuguese (official), others spoken | ||||
| Capital | Maputo | ||||
| President | Joaquim Chissano | ||||
| Prime Minister | Luisa Diogo | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 35th 801,590 km² 2.2% | ||||
| Population
- Total - Density | Ranked 55th
19,104,696 (July 2000 est.) 23.8/km² | ||||
| Independence
- Date | From Portugal
June 25, 1975 | ||||
| Currency | Metical (Mt) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +2 | ||||
| National anthem | Patria Amada | ||||
| Internet TLD | .MZ | ||||
| Calling Code | 258 | ||||
| Table of contents |
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2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Culture 5 Politics 6 Provinces 7 Economy 8 Communications 9 Transportation 10 Military 11 Foreign relations 12 External link |
History
Main article: History of Mozambique
Geography
Main article: Geography of Mozambique
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Mozambique
Culture
Main article: Culture of Mozambique
- Music of Mozambique
- List of writers from Mozambique
Politics
Main article: Politics of Mozambique
Provinces
Main article: Provinces of Mozambique Mozambique is divided into 11 provinces: Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo (city), Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Mozambique
Communications
Main article: Communications in Mozambique
Transportation
Main article: Transportation in Mozambique
Military
Main article: Military of Mozambique
Foreign relations
Main article: Foreign relations of Mozambique
External link
- Worldwide Press Freedom Index Rank 70 out of 139 countries
| Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) | |
|---|---|
| Angola | Brazil | Cape Verde | East Timor | Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | Portugal | Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Commonwealth of Nations |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belize | Botswana | Brunei | Cameroon | Canada | Cyprus | Dominica | Fiji | The Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Kenya | Kiribati | Lesotho | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nauru | New Zealand | Nigeria | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Swaziland | Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Zambia |
| Africa |
| Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Other areas |
| Canary Islands | Ceuta, Melilla, and other Spanish possessions | Madeira Islands | Mayotte | Reunion | Saint Helena | Western Sahara |