Mozambique

Introduction

Background

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Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 36

Area - comparative

Area comparison map.:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major lakes (area sq km)

Major rivers (by length in km)

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 46; female 44; male 46

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 222

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 17

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 9

Death rate

comparison ranking: 40

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 158

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Mother's mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 72

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 9

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 224

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 12

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 160

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 140

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 105

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

comparison ranking: 33

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Child marriage

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 30

Literacy

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 110

Particulate matter emissions

Methane emissions

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

National heritage

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 126

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 151

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 211

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 126

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 196; industry 93; agriculture 16

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 81

Labor force

comparison ranking: 42

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 59

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 143

Population below poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

comparison ranking: 9

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 43

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 33

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 155

Exports

comparison ranking: 119

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 119

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 107

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 55

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 147; imports 30; exports 21; consumption 92; installed generating capacity 110

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 167

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 168

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 73

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 142

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 60

Railways

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 130

Photos of Mozambique