The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:
Mozambique – sovereign country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.[1] Mozambique was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.
It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /moʊzæmˈbiːk/
- Common English country name: Mozambique
- Official English country name: The Republic of Mozambique
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Mozambican
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Mozambique
- ISO country codes: MZ, MOZ, 508
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mz
Geography
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- Mozambique is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Mozambique
- High: Monte Binga 2,436 m (7,992 ft)
- Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,571 km
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- Coastline: 2,470 km
- Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000 – 53rd most populous country
- Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km2
- Atlas of Mozambique
Environment
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Natural geographic features
edit- Glaciers in Mozambique: none[2]
- Rivers of Mozambique
- World Heritage Sites in Mozambique
Regions
editRegions of Mozambique
Ecoregions
editList of ecoregions in Mozambique
Administrative divisions
editAdministrative divisions of Mozambique
Provinces
editDistricts
editMunicipalities
edit- Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
- Cities of Mozambique
Demography
editGovernment and politics
edit- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
- Elections in Mozambique
- Political parties in Mozambique
Branches of the government
editExecutive branch of the government
editLegislative branch of the government
editJudicial branch of the government
editCourt system of Mozambique
Foreign relations
editForeign relations of Mozambique
International organization membership
editThe Republic of Mozambique is a member of:[1]
Law and order
editLaw of Mozambique
- Constitution of Mozambique
- Human rights in Mozambique
- Mozambique Republic Police
Military
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government
editLocal government in Mozambique
History
edit- Current events of Mozambique
Culture
edit- Cuisine of Mozambique
- Languages of Mozambique
- Media in Mozambique
- National symbols of Mozambique
- Prostitution in Mozambique
- Public holidays in Mozambique
- Religion in Mozambique
- World Heritage Sites in Mozambique
Art
editSports
editSports in Mozambique
Economy and infrastructure
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 123rd (one hundred and twenty third)
- Agriculture in Mozambique
- Communications in Mozambique
- Companies of Mozambique
- Currency of Mozambique: Metical
- ISO 4217: MZN
- Health care in Mozambique
- Mining in Mozambique
- Tourism in Mozambique
- Transport in Mozambique
- Water supply and sanitation in Mozambique
Education
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Mozambique". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
