AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Mozambique
República Popular de Mocambique


  • Capital: Maputo
  • Population: 17,877,927
  • Population Density: 57 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Bantu tribes
  • Official Language(s): Portuguese
  • Religious Beliefs: indigenous beliefs 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10%
  • Area: 313,661 square miles
  • Topography: Coastal lowlands comprise nearly half the country with plateaus rising in steps to the mountains along the western border.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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