- Official name
- Republic of Mozambique República de Moçambique · Portuguese
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 29 million
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Currency
- Mozambican metical (MZN)
- Neighbours
- Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Internet / phone
- .mz · +258
Where it is
Notable facts
- Mozambique has about 2,500 km of Indian Ocean coastline.
- The Island of Mozambique, a former Portuguese trading post, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Gorongosa National Park has been the subject of one of Africa’s most ambitious wildlife restoration efforts.
- Its English name contains all five vowels — a, e, i, o and u — a quirk shared by very few country names.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Matapa Cassava leaves pounded with peanut and cooked in coconut milk, often with prawn or crab, over rice or xima.