Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
18 15 S, 35 00 E
Africa
total: 799,380 sq km
land: 786,380 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California
total: 4,783 km
border countries (6): Malawi 1498 km, South Africa 496 km, Eswatini 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1402 km
2,470 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
tropical to subtropical
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
mean elevation: 345 m
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
agricultural land: 56.3% (2018 est.)
arable land: 6.4% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 49.6% (2018 est.)
forest: 43.7% (2018 est.)
other: 0% (2018 est.)
1,180 sq km (2012)
217.1 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
three large populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas as shown in this population distribution map
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
the Zambezi River flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country
NOTE: The information regarding Mozambique on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mozambique 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mozambique 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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