dependence, FRELIMO was the only legal party before 30 November 1990
when the new Constitution went into effect establishing a multiparty
system

Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO,
ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Hipolito Pereira Zozimo PATRICIO
chancery: Suite 570, 1990 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 293-7146
FAX: [1] (202) 835-0245

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Dennis Coleman JETT
embassy: Avenida Kenneth Kuanda, 193 Maputo
mailing address: P. O. Box 783, Maputo
telephone: [258] (1) 492797
FAX: [258] (1) 490114

Flag: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow
with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band
is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed
star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open
white book

@Mozambique:Economy

Overview: One of Africa's poorest countries, Mozambique has failed to
exploit the economic potential of its sizable agricultural,
hydropower, and transportation resources. Indeed, national output,
consumption, and investment declined throughout the first half of the
1980s because of internal disorders, lack of government administrative
control, and a growing foreign debt. A sharp increase in foreign aid,
attracted by an economic reform policy, resulted in successive years
of economic growth in the late 1980s, but aid has declined steadily
since 1989. Agricultural output is at only 75% of its 1981 level, and
grain has to be imported. Industry operates at only 20%-40% of
capacity. The economy depends heavily on foreign assistance to keep
afloat. Peace accords signed in October 1992 improved chances of
foreign investment, aided IMF-supported economic reforms, and
supported continued economic recovery. Elections held in 1994 diverted
government attention from the economy, resulting in slippage and
delays in the economic reform program. Nonetheless, growth in 1994 was
solid and can continue into the late 1990s given continued foreign
help in meeting debt obligations.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.6 billion (1994
est.)

National product real growth ra