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Mozambique: Facts & Stats

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Mozambique Extends Record Rate-Cutting Streak as Inflation Cools • May 30, 2025, 11:49 PM ET (Bloomberg.com)
Mozambique cuts interest rate by 75 bps, sees steady inflation • May 30, 2025, 6:38 AM ET (Reuters)
In Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, not just the animals are thriving | 60 Minutes • May 26, 2025, 6:15 AM ET (CBS)
Rebuilding and repopulating Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park | 60 Minutes • May 25, 2025, 11:33 PM ET (CBS)
WGC TotalEnergies CEO aims to lift force majeure on Mozambique LNG project • May 19, 2025, 7:32 PM ET (Reuters)

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Also Known As Republic of Mozambique • República de Moçambique
Head Of State And Government President: Daniel Chapo
Capital Maputo
Population (2025 est.) 34,091,000
Form Of Government multiparty republic with a single legislative house (Assembly of the Republic [250])
Official Language Portuguese
Official Religion none
Official Name República de Moçambique (Republic of Mozambique)
Total Area (Sq Km) 799,380
Total Area (Sq Mi) 308,641
Monetary Unit (new) metical (MTn; plural meticais)1
Population Rank (2025) 46
Population Projection 2030 38,381,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 110.5
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 42.6
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2023) 34.7% • Rural: (2023) 65.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 52.9 years • Female: (2022) 58.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2020) 72% • Female: (2020) 49%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 18,203
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 540
1The (new) metical (MTn) replaced the (old) metical (MT) on July 1, 2006, at a rate 1 MTn = MT 1,000.

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