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    Introduction


    Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement with rebel forces ended the fighting in 1992. Heavy flooding in both 1999 and 2000 severely hurt the economy. Political stability and sound economic policies have encouraged recent foreign investment.


    Location


    South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania


    Geographic coordinates


    18 15 S, 35 00 E


    Area


    total: 801,590 sq km water: 17,500 sq km land: 784,090 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than twice the size of California


    Land boundaries


    total: 4,571 km border countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km


    Coastline


    2,470 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical to subtropical


    Terrain


    mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m


    Natural resources


    coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite


    Land use


    arable land: 3.98% permanent crops: 0.29% other: 95.73% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    1,070 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces


    Environment - current issues


    a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country


    Population


    18,811,731 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 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Maputo


    Phone Code


    +258


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