Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages
Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census)
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
External Debt
$4,320,000,000 $
$23,210,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
meticais (MZM) per US dollar - 24.125 (2008 est.), 26.264 (2007), 25.4 (2006), 23,061 (2005), 22,581 (2004) note: in 2006 Mozambique revalued its currency, with 1000 old meticais equal to 1 new meticais
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Area
799,380 km sq
163,610 km sq
Coastline
2,470 km
1,148 km
Climate
tropical to subtropical
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
