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| Country |
: |
Republic of Mozambique |
| Capital |
: |
Maputo |
| Total Area |
: |
309,495.63 sq mi
801,590.00 sq km
(slightly less than
twice the size of California) |
| Population |
: |
19,371,057 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997
Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
22,939,169 |
| Languages |
: |
Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects |
| Literacy |
: |
42.3% total, 58.4% male, 27% female (1998
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim
20% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
37.25 male, 35.62 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
metical (Mt) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,000 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints),
petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco |
| Agriculture |
: |
Cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn,
rice, coconuts, sisal, tropical fruits; beef, poultry |
| Arable Land |
: |
4% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum,
graphite |
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