Mozambique
Maputo · Southern Africa
Mozambique is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Maputo, the official currency is the Metical, and the main language is Portuguese.
With a population of roughly 33.9 million people spread over 801,590 km², Mozambique is the 48th most populous country in the world and the 35th largest by area. That works out at about 42 people per square kilometre.
Mozambique shares land borders with Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini — 6 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Maputo, Matola and Nampula. The highest point in the country is Monte Binga, at 2,436 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Turkey, while its population is closest to that of Ghana.
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Population
- 33,900,000
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Currency
- Metical
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Highest point
- Monte Binga
2,436 m - Land borders
- 6
Mozambique: things worth knowing
- Mozambique has one of Africa's longest coastlines, stretching about 2,500 kilometres on the Indian Ocean.
- Its flag is the only national flag to feature a modern rifle.
- It joined the Commonwealth in 1995 without ever having been a British colony.
Mozambique in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Mozambique ranks 14th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.