Mozambique#
In the first half of the second millennium A.D., northern Mozambican port towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India.
Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Daniel Francisco CHAPO (since 15 January 2025).
Facts#
Capital |
Maputo |
Region |
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania |
Area |
total : 799,380 sq km; land: 786,380 sq km; water: 13,000 sq km |
Population |
34,206,144 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.) |
Currency |
meticais (MZM) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.mz |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
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Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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