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| REBUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE |
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| General Information |
| Total Land Area: |
799,384 km2 |
| Land boundaries: |
4,571 km |
| Coastline: |
2,470 km |
| Capital: |
Maputo |
| Other Large Cities: |
Beira, Sofala, Nampula |
| Official Language: |
Portuguese |
| National Currency Unit: |
Metical (MZM) |
| National Day: |
June 25 |
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| Location and Geography |
Mozambique is bordered by Tanzania in the North, Malawi; Zambia, and Zimbabwe in the West, the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland in the South and the Indian Ocean in the East. It has a coastline that stretches along the Indian Ocean from the mouth of the Rovuma River in the North to Ponto de Ouro in the South. The country is made up mainly of flat coastal low lands. Africa’s fourth longest river, the Zambezi, divides Mozambique in half. Forests and woodlands take up about one fifth and meadows and pastures more than half of the land. The climate in the plains and along the coast is generally warm and humid. The mountainous areas tend to be cooler and drier.
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| Demography |
| Population: |
19.423.920 million (2004) |
| Crude Birth Rate: |
40 per thousand people (2003) |
| Crude Death Rate: |
21 per thousand people (2003) |
| Infant Mortality Rate: |
109 per thousand (2003) |
| Life Expectancy: |
Male: 40 years, Female: 42 years (2003) |
| Urban Population: |
36.0 percent (2003) |
| Adult Literacy: |
46.50 percent (2003) |
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| Economy |
Mozambique has an agriculture-based economy. Cotton, cashew nuts, sugar cane, tea, cassava, corn, rice, and timber are the principal agricultural products. Mozambique is one of the world’s principal cashew producers. Fishing is an important source of income. Industrial production is confined to processing agricultural products. Factories for transistor radios, railroad wagons, truck bodies, furniture, plastic goods, metal containers and shoes are the other important manufacturing activities. Gemstone is one of the country’s important mineral commodities. Columbo-tantalite, copper, fluorite, coal, asbestos, gold, uranium, beryl, manganese, iron ore, bauxite, microlite, and bentonite are also available. Natural gas reserves have been discovered and are being exploited. A major source of income is generated from the country’s ports and railways.
| GDP at Current Market Prices: |
6379.84 million US$ (2004) |
| Per Capita GDP: |
289.50 US$ (2004) |
| Share of Sectors in GDP: |
21.48% Agriculture, 34.0% Industry, 43.0% Services, (2003) |
| Total Exports: |
1229.92 million US$ (2003) |
| Total Imports: |
- million US$ (2004) |
| Major Exports Items: |
Fish, cashew nuts, sugar cane, tea, cassava, cotton, citrus fruits and petroleum |
| Major Imports Items: |
Food, clothing, farm equipment and petroleum |
| Major Trading Partners: |
Belgium, South Africa, Portugal, Switzerland and US |
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| External Links |
Gouvernement de Mozambique
Ministère de Science et Technologie
Institut National des Statistique
Banque de Mozambique |
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