| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE (Republic of Mozambique) |
| Total
Area: |
800,000
square kilometres |
| Population: |
22 million persons
(2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
Portuguese (official), Swahili, Bantu languages. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10%. |
| Capital: |
Maputo, population 1.6 million. (2009) |
| Currency: |
Metical, divided into 100 centavos. |
| Independant: |
War ended with a cease fire on September 8, 1974, resulting in a negotiated independence in 1975. |
| Geography: |
The Zambezi River bisects the country flowing southeast and empties into the Mozambique Channel south of Chinde. South of the Zambezi, the terrain is predominently semiarid lowland savannah with a coastal belt characterised by mangrove swamps and sandy beaches. North of the fertile Zambezi Delta, the coastal plain is narrower, backed by a rugged interior savannah plateau abutting the tropical vegetation of the northwest highlands. |
| Flag: |
The flag is based on the flag of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO). This flag, was used for a brief period after the country gained its independence from Portugal, similar to the current flag but without the emblem.It was adopted on May 1, 1983. To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. |
