Post by Mozambique on Jul 27, 2010 23:02:09 GMT -5
Provinces
Maputo
Gaza
Inhambane
Sofala
Manica
Zambezia
Tete
Nampula
Cabo Delgado
Niassa
Capital
Maputo
President
Armando Guebuza
Location
Mozambique is located in Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania.
Geographic Coordinates
-18° 15’ S and 35° 00’ E
Area
Total 801,590 sq km
Land 784,090 sq km
Water 17,500 sq km
Mozambique is 45% larger than France, and is slightly less than 2 times the size of California.
Land Boundaries
Total 4,571 km
Malawi 1,569 km
RSA 491 km
Swaziland 105 km
Tanzania 756 km
Zambia 419 km
Zimbabwe 1231 km
Coastline
Total 2470 km
Climate
Tropical to Subtropical
Population
19,686,505 (estimated)
HIV prevalance
12.8% (estimated)
Ethnic Groups
Indigenous Tribal Groups 99.66%
(Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others)
Europeans 0.06%
Euro-Africans 0.2%
Indians 0.08%
Religions
Catholic 23.8%
Muslim 17.8%
Zionist Christian 17.5%
Other 17.8%
Languages
Portuguese (official)
XiChangana
Emakhuwa
Elomwe
CiSena
Maputo
Gaza
Inhambane
Sofala
Manica
Zambezia
Tete
Nampula
Cabo Delgado
Niassa
Capital
Maputo
President
Armando Guebuza
Location
Mozambique is located in Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania.
Geographic Coordinates
-18° 15’ S and 35° 00’ E
Area
Total 801,590 sq km
Land 784,090 sq km
Water 17,500 sq km
Mozambique is 45% larger than France, and is slightly less than 2 times the size of California.
Land Boundaries
Total 4,571 km
Malawi 1,569 km
RSA 491 km
Swaziland 105 km
Tanzania 756 km
Zambia 419 km
Zimbabwe 1231 km
Coastline
Total 2470 km
Climate
Tropical to Subtropical
Population
19,686,505 (estimated)
HIV prevalance
12.8% (estimated)
Ethnic Groups
Indigenous Tribal Groups 99.66%
(Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others)
Europeans 0.06%
Euro-Africans 0.2%
Indians 0.08%
Religions
Catholic 23.8%
Muslim 17.8%
Zionist Christian 17.5%
Other 17.8%
Languages
Portuguese (official)
XiChangana
Emakhuwa
Elomwe
CiSena
