Republic of Mozambique National
name: República de Moçambique President: Armando Guebuza (2005) Prime Minister: Luisa Diogo
(2004)
Current government officials
Land area: 302,737 sq mi (784,089 sq km);
total area: 309,494 sq mi (801,590 sq km) Population (2008 est.): 21,284,701 (growth
rate: 1.7%); birth rate: 38.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 107.8/1000;
life expectancy: 41.0; density per sq km: 27
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Maputo, 1,691,000 (metro. area), 1,114,000 (city
proper) Monetary unit: Metical
Languages:
Portuguese 9% (official; second language of
27%), Emakhuwa 26%, Xichangana 11%, Elomwe 8%, Cisena 7%, Echuwabo 6%,
other Mozambican languages 32% (1997)
Ethnicity/race:
indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan,
Chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06%,
Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%
Religions:
Mozambique 24%, Islam 18%, Zionist Christian
18%, none 23% (1997)
National Holiday:
Independence Day, June 25 Literacy rate: 48% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.):
$17.02 billion; per capita $800. Real growth rate: 7%.
Inflation: 8%. Unemployment: 21% (1997 est.). Arable
land: 5%. Agriculture: cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea,
cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits,
potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry. Labor force: 9.6 million
(2007 est.); agriculture 81%, industry 6%, services 13% (1997 est.).
Industries: food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap,
paints), aluminum, petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass,
asbestos, tobacco. Natural resources: coal, titanium, natural
gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite. Exports: $2.731 billion
f.o.b. (2007 est.): aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus,
timber; bulk electricity. Imports: $3.028 billion f.o.b. (2007
est.): machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal
products, foodstuffs, textiles. Major trading partners:
Netherlands, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Portugal (2006). Communications: Telephones: main lines in
use: 67,000 (2006); mobile cellular: 2.339 million (2006). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001).
Radios: 730,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1
(2001). Televisions: 67,600 (2000). Internet Service
Providers (ISPs): 15,231 (2007). Internet users: 178,000
(2005). Transportation: Railways:
total: 3,123 km (2006). Highways: total: 30,400 km; paved:
5,685 km; unpaved: 24,715 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 460 km
(Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2007).
Ports and harbors: Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba,
Quelimane. Airports: 147 (2007). International disputes: none.
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