Basic facts about Mozambique
Country name: | Mozambique |
Capital: | Maputo |
Country code: | 345 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | Mozambican metical |
Independence: | 1975-06-25 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from Portugal |
Total area (km2): | 799,380 |
Land area (km2): | 786,380 |
Water area (km2): | 13,000 |
Population: | 24,096,669 |
Population note: | 24,096,669 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Portuguese |
All languages: | Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4% (1997 census) |
Time zone: | CAT (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+2) |
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Drive on: | left |
Calling code: | +258 |
Domain: | .mz |