Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
President: Armando Guebuza
Population
50,726
23,515,934
Life Expectancy
74.840 years
52.020 years
Capital City
Maputo
Largest city
Basseterre (population: 12,920)
Maputo (population: 1,191,610)
Human Development Index
0.83
0.366
GDP per capita
$1,100 US
Literacy Rate
97.8%
47.8%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6.7%
34.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
Religions
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
Languages
English
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)
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
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Area
261 km sq
799,380 km sq
Coastline
135 km
2,470 km
Climate
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
