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Mozambique

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Background :

Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990's. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. 

Location :

Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

18 15 S, 35 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 30.22
North -10.47
East 40.84
South -26.87

Area :

total 799 380 square km
land 786 380 square km
water 13 000 square km

Land boundaries :

total 4 571 km
Malawi (mw) 1 569 km
South Africa (za) 491 km
Swaziland (sz) 105 km
Tanzania (tz) 756 km
Zambia (zm) 419 km
Zimbabwe (zw) 1 231 km

Coastline :

2470.00 km

Climate :

tropical to subtropical 

Terrain :

mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 436 metres

Natural resources :

coal graphite
hydropower natural gas
tantalum titanium

Land use :

arable land 5.43 %
permanent crops 0.29 %
other 94.28 %

Irrigated land :

1 180 square km

Natural hazards :

devastating cyclones droughts
floods

current issues :

a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands

Population :

21 669 278 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.79 %
Birth rate 37.98 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 5.18 children born/woman
Death rate 20.07 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 44.30 %
15-64 years 52.80 %
65 years and over 2.90 %

Median age :

total 17.40 years
male 17.00 years
female 17.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.71 male(s)/female
total population 0.97 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 105.80 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 41.18 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 41.83 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 40.53 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 12.50 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 1 500 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 81 000

Religions :

Catholic 23.80 %
Muslim 17.80 %
Zionist Christian 17.50 %
other 17.80 %
none 23.10 %

Languages :

Emakhuwa 26.10 %
Xichangana 11.30 %
Portuguese 8.80 %
Elomwe 7.60 %
Cisena 6.80 %
Echuwabo 5.80 %
Mozambican 32.00 %

Literacy :

total population 47.80 %
male 63.50 %
female 32.70 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Mozambique
conventional short form Mozambique
local long form Republica de Mocambique
local short form Mocambique
former Portuguese East Africa

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 MZ
ISO Numeric 508
ISO3 MOZ
FIPS MZ
ccTLD mz
English Mozambique

Administrative divisions :

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia 

Capital :

name Maputo
geographic coordinates 25 57 S, 32 35 E
time difference 2.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB C
CPLP FAO
G-77 IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICCt (signatory) ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC IOM (observer)
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA MONUC
NAM OIC
OIF (observer) OPCW
SADC UN
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNHCR
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU Union Latina
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1975-06-25 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1975-06-25

Executive branch :

President Armando GUEBUZA Prime Minister Aires Bonifacio ALI

Legislative branch :

FRELIMO 74.70 %
RENAMO 17.70 %
MDM 3.90 %
other 3.70 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 20 170 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 9 654 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 4.30 %
PPP - per capita 900 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 24.00 %
industry 30.60 %
services 45.30 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 81.00 %
industry 6.00 %
services 13.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 9 770 000 people
Unemployment rate 21.00 %
Population below poverty line 70.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 47.30
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 23.00 % of GDP
Current account balance - 953 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 1 781 000 000 $
Debt external 4 159 000 000 $
Military expenditures 0.80 % of GDP
Public debt 26.10 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.10 %
highest 10% 39.20 %

Budget :

revenues 2 434 000 000 $
expenditures 3 171 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beef cashew nuts
cassava citrus
coconuts corn
cotton potatoes
poultry sisal
sugarcane sunflowers
tea tropical fruits

Industries :

aluminum asbestos
beverages cement
chemicals food
glass paints
petroleum products soap
textiles tobacco

Energy :

Electricity Production 15 910 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 10 160 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 11 820 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 8 278 000 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 16 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 13 760 bbl/day
Natural gas Production 3 300 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 100 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 3 200 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 127 400 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

1 946 000 000 $

Commodities :

aluminum cashews
citrus cotton
electricity prawns
sugar timber

Value :

3 096 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
fuels machinery and equipment
metal products textiles
vehicles

Currency-name :

metical 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 78 300
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 4 405 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 17
Television broadcast stations 4
Internet Country code (ccTLD) mz
Internet Hosts 21 388
Internet Users 350 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 23
Pipelines - gas 918 km
Pipelines - refined products 278 km
Roadways - total 30 400 km
Roadways - paved 5 685 km
Roadways - unpaved 24 715 km
Railways 4 787 km
Waterways 460 km

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