Mozambique: Fact file
| Name | Republic of Mozambique |
| Area | 799 380 sq km (Murison 2001) |
| Capital | Maputo |
| Major cities | Matola, Beira, Nampula, Chimoio, Nacala, Quelimane |
| Boundaries | Indian Ocean, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania |
| Population | 19.4 million, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Pop growth rate | 1.7%, 2004-15 (UNDP 2006) |
| Urbanisation | 33.7%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Life expectancy | Female 42.3 yrs, male 41.0 yrs, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Infant mortality | 104/1000, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 16.2% 2004 (UNAIDS 2006) |
| Adult literacy rate | 35.6%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Legal system | Portuguese civil law, customary law (africa in sight undated) |
| Independence | June 25, 1975 (Murison 2001) |
| GDP | US$6.768 billion, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| GDP per capita | US$337.70, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| GDP growth rate | 7.9%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| Main exports | Sea food, raw cotton, cashew nuts, timber, sugar, copra (Murison 2001) |
| Currency | 1 metrical (plural metricais) = 100 cetavos (Murison 2001) |
| Unemployment | No reliable figures, 50-80% (Institute for Security Studies undated) |
| Inflation rate | 7.4%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| External debt ratio | 40.5% of GDP, 2006 (IMF 2007) |
| Ethnic groups | Makua-Lomwe (+/-40%), Thonga, Shona groups (Murison 2001) |
| 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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