Outline of Mozambique
overview of and topical guide to Mozambique
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:
Mozambique – sovereign country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. Mozambique was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.
It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.
General reference
Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Mozambique
Official English country name: The Republic of Mozambique
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Mozambican
Demonym(s): Mozambican(s)
International rankings of Mozambique
ISO country codes: MZ, MOZ, 508
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MZ
Internet country code top-level domain: .mz
Geography
Geography of Mozambique
Mozambique is: a country
Location:
Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
Extreme points of Mozambique
High: Monte Binga 2,436 m (7,992 ft)
Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
Land boundaries: 4,571 km
Malawi 1,569 km
Zimbabwe 1,231 km
Tanzania 756 km
South Africa 491 km
Zambia 419 km
Eswatini 105 km
Coastline: 2,470 km
Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000 – 45th most populous country
Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km2
Atlas of Mozambique
Environment
Climate of Mozambique
Ecoregions in Mozambique
Protected areas of Mozambique
National parks of Mozambique
Wildlife of Mozambique
Fauna of Mozambique
Birds of Mozambique
Mammals of Mozambique
List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
Natural geographic features
Glaciers in Mozambique: none
Rivers of Mozambique
World Heritage Sites in Mozambique
Ecoregions
List of ecoregions in Mozambique
Ecoregions in Mozambique
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions of Mozambique
Provinces of Mozambique
Districts of Mozambique
Postos of Mozambique
Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
Cities of Mozambique
Demography
Demographics of Mozambique
Government and politics
Politics of Mozambique
Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
Elections in Mozambique
Political parties in Mozambique
Branches of the government
Government of Mozambique
Executive branch of the government
Head of state and head of government: President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo
Cabinet of Mozambique
Prime Minister of Mozambique, Maria Benvinda Levy
Legislative branch of the government
Parliament of Mozambique: Assembly of the Republic (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government
Judicial branch of Mozambique
Foreign relations
Foreign relations of Mozambique
Diplomatic missions in Mozambique
Diplomatic missions of Mozambique
International organization membership
The Republic of Mozambique is a member of:
Law and order
Law of Mozambique
Constitution of Mozambique
Human rights in Mozambique
LGBT rights in Mozambique
Mozambique Republic Police
Military
Military of Mozambique
Command
Commander-in-chief: Presidents of Mozambique
Forces
Army of Mozambique
Air Force of Mozambique
Local government
Local government in Mozambique
History
History of Mozambique
Current events of Mozambique
Culture
Culture of Mozambique
Cuisine of Mozambique
Languages of Mozambique
Media in Mozambique
National symbols of Mozambique
Coat of arms of Mozambique
Flag of Mozambique
National anthem of Mozambique
Prostitution in Mozambique
Public holidays in Mozambique
Religion in Mozambique
Hinduism in Mozambique
Islam in Mozambique
Judaism in Mozambique
World Heritage Sites in Mozambique
Art
Music of Mozambique
Sports
Sports in Mozambique
Football in Mozambique
Mozambique at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure
Economy of Mozambique
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 123rd (one hundred and twenty third)
Agriculture in Mozambique
Communications in Mozambique
Internet in Mozambique
Companies of Mozambique
Currency of Mozambique: Metical
ISO 4217: MZN
Health care in Mozambique
Mining in Mozambique
Tourism in Mozambique
Transport in Mozambique
Airports in Mozambique
Rail transport in Mozambique
Water supply and sanitation in Mozambique
Education
Education in Mozambique
See also
Mozambique
List of international rankings
List of Mozambique-related topics
Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member state of the United Nations
Outline of Africa
Outline of geography
References
External links
Constitution of Mozambique Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Mozambique – Travel guides at Wikivoyage
US State Dept. 1998 Human Rights Report – Mozambique
US State Dept.
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