Mozambique: Fact file
Updated May 2008
| Name | Republic of Mozambique |
| Area | 799 380 sq km (Frame 2008, 811) |
| Capital | Maputo |
| Major cities | Matola, Beira, Nampula, Chimoio, Nacala-Porto, Quelimane, Tete, Xai-Xai, Gurue (Frame 2008, 812) |
| Boundaries | Indian Ocean, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania |
| Population | 20.5 million, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Pop growth rate | 1.8%, 2005-15 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Urbanisation | 34.5%, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Life expectancy | Female 43.6 yrs, male 42.0 yrs, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Infant mortality | 100/1000, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 16%, adults, 2007 est (National AIDS Council 2008, 12, 13) |
| Adult literacy rate | Female 25.0%, male 54.8%, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Military expenditure | 0.9% of GDP; 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Health expenditure | 2.7% of GDP; 2004 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Legal system | Portuguese civil law, customary law (NationMaster undated) |
| Independence | June 25, 1975 |
| GDP | US$7.559 billion, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| GDP per capita | US$368.68, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| GDP growth rate | 7%, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| Main exports | Aliminium, sea food, cotton (Frame 2008, 815) |
| Currency | 100 cetavos = 1 metrical, plural metricais |
| Unemployment | No reliable figures, 21-50%, 2004 (Beaumont 2004) |
| Inflation rate | 7.9%, 20067 est (IMF 2008a) |
| External debt ratio | 31.6% of GDP, 2007 (IMF 2008b) |
| Roads | 30 400 km, 5 685 km tarred (Frame 2008, 809) |
| Rail | 3 114 km (Frame 2008, 808) |
| Airports | 158, 22 paved, 2 international (Maputo and Beira) (SADC 2007, 180) |
| Ethnic groups | Makua-Lomwe (+/-40%), Thonga, Shona groups (Frame 2008, 796) |
| Languages | Official Portuguese; over 1.3 million speakers Makhuwa, Ndau, Tsonga, Lomwe; another 9 languages have over half a million speakers and a further 17 languages have over 50 000 speakers (Ethnologue.com undated) |
| Religion | Christian 52.7% (Roman Catholic 23.8%), No religion 23.1, Muslims 17.8%, unknown 2.6%, African Traditional 2.1%, others 1.6% (Instituto Nacional de Estatística 1997) |
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