RÉPUBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE (Republic of Mozambique)
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| Official Name : | RÉPUBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE (Republic of Mozambique) |
| Land Area: | 799,400 square kilometres / 308,568 square miles. |
| Population: | 19,607,000 (est July 2005). Density 24.5 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | Portuguese (official), Swahili, Bantu languages. |
| Religions: | Traditional 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10%. |
| Capital: | Maputo. Population 1,330,000. |
| Currency: | Metical, divided into 100 centavos. |
| 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. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in Africa |
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Climate
in Maputo - elevation 59m / 195ft | |
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