Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
Languages
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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)
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
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
1.500%
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
0
Location
Central Asia, west of China
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Area
143,100 km sq
799,380 km sq
Coastline
0 km
2,470 km
Climate
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
