Population 20,905,585: African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%

Capital City Maputo

Languages Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census)

Official Currency Metical

Religions Traditional beliefs, Christian, Muslim




Land


Land Area 784,090 sq km (302,737 sq miles) - slightly less than twice the size of California
Natural Resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west