Capital: Maputo
Location: Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Government: Republic of Mozambique
Currency: meticais (MZM)
Area: 799,380 sq km
Population: 30,888,034 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)
Religion: Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.)
TimeZone: UTC+2
Tel Code: +258
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