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Republic of Mozambique
🗺️ Maputo, Mozambique
Capital city
📍 -25.9692°, 32.5732°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalMaputo
TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population34.2M
LanguagesMakhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican langu...
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.mz
Internet Users20%
GDP per Capita$1,500
🌍 Geography
LocationSoutheastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Size Comparisonslightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California
Climatetropical to subtropical
Terrainmostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAfrican 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) 0.2% (2017 est.)
ReligionsCatholic 27.3%, Islam 19.1%, Pentecostal 16.7%, Saio/Zione 16.3%, no religion 13.5%, other 4.3%, Anglican 1.7%, unknown 1.2% (2017 est.)
Median Age17.4 years
Life Expectancy58.3 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 25 June (1975)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook