1 km, Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105
km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
Coastline:
2,470 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical to subtropical
Terrain:
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in
northwest, mountains in west
Natural resources:
coal, titanium
Land use:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
56%
forest and woodland:
20%
other:
20%
Irrigated land:
1,150 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
civil strife in the hinterlands has resulted in increased migration to
urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences;
desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters
natural hazards:
severe drought and floods occur in central and southern provinces
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species; signed, but not ratified -
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea

@Mozambique, People

Population:
17,346,280 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
5.87% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
44.97 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
16.33 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
30.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
128.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
48.49 years
male:
46.63 years
female:
50.41 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.25 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Mozambican(s)
adjective:
Mozambican
Ethnic divisions:
indigenous tribal groups, Europeans about 10,000, Euro-Africans
35,000, Indians 15,000
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10%
Languages:
Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population:
33%
male:
45%
female:
21%
Labor force:
NA
by occupation:
90% engaged in agriculture

@Mozambique, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
Republic of Mozambique
conventional short form:
Mozambique
local long form:
Republica Popular de Mocambique
local short form:
Mocambique
Digraph:
MZ
Type:
republic
Capital:
Maputo
Administrative divisions:
10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Cabo Delgado, Gaza,
Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampu