Republic of Mozambique

Capital: Maputo

Total Area: 309,495.63 sq mi,801,590.00 sq km,(slightly less than twice the size of California)

Population: 19,371,057 (July 2001 est.),note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246

Estimated Population in 2050: 22,939,169

Languages: Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects

Literacy: 42.3% total, 58.4% male, 27% female (1998 est.)

Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%

Life Expectancy: 37.25 male, 35.62 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: republic

Currency: metical (Mt) = 100 centavos

GDP (per capita): $1,000 (2000 est.)

Industry: food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco

Agriculture: cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, rice, coconuts, sisal, tropical fruits; beef, poultry

Arable Land: 4%

Natural Resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite

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