Mozambique

Republic of Mozambique República de Moçambique  (Portuguese)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Pátria Amada  (Portuguese) Beloved Homeland
Location of  Mozambique  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Maputo 25°57′S 32°35′E / 25.950°S 32.583°E / -25.950; 32.583
Official languages	Portuguese
Demonym	Mozambican
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Filipe Nyusi
• Prime Minister	Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
Legislature	Assembly of the Republic
Independence
• from Portugal	25 June 1975
• Current constitution	30 November 1990
Area
• Total	801,590 km2 (309,500 sq mi) (35th)
• Water (%)	2.2
Population
• 2014 estimate	24,692,144 (50th)
• 2007 census	21,397,000 (52nd)
• Density	28.7/km2 (74.3/sq mi) (178th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$35.313 billion
• Per capita	$1,228
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$12.045 billion
• Per capita	$419
Gini (2008)	45.7 medium
HDI (2014)	0.416 low · 180th
Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN)
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+258
ISO 3166 code	MZ
Internet TLD	.mz
Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena and others.
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.

Coordinates: 18°15′S 35°00′E / 18.250°S 35.000°E / -18.250; 35.000

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Mozambique (/moʊzæmˈbiːk/ or /mɔːzæmˈbiːk/), officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, pronounced: [rɛˈpublikɐ dɨ musɐ̃ˈbikɨ]) is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest. It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo (known as "Lourenço Marques" before independence).