Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique), MZ

Mozambique: Independent country in Africa

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Quick Facts about Republic of Mozambique

Population :	29,668,834
Country :	Mozambique, Portuguese Empire
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Mozambique
Plate code :	MOC
Area :	801590 km²
Official name :	la République du Mozambique, Moçambique, República Popular de Moçambique, Colónia de Moçambique, Província de Moçambique, República de Moçambique, Província de Moçambique, Estado de Moçambique
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(40.8028693 -14.4145128)
Northernmost point :	Point(40.45 -10.47)
Legislative body :	Assembly of the Republic
Named for :	Island of Mozambique
Official language :	Portuguese
Capital :	Maputo
Establishment :	June 06, 1975 (49 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+02:00
Local time :	05:23:08 (24th June 2025)

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Geography

Republic of Mozambique is located at 18°15'0"S 35°0'0"E (-18.2500000, 35.0000000). It has 7 neighbors: Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Comoros, Malawi, Swaziland and South Africa.

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The largest city of Republic of Mozambique is Maputo with a population of 1,191,613. Other cities include, Matola population 675,422, Beira population 439,264, Nampula population 388,526 and Quelimane population 188,964. See all Republic of Mozambique cities & populated places.

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Republic of Mozambique has 7 neighbours.

United Republic of Tanzania Independent country in Africa
Republic of Zimbabwe Independent country in southern Africa
Republic of Zambia Independent country in Southern Africa
Union of the Comoros Independent country situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
Republic of Malawi Independent country in Africa
Eswatini Kingdom in Africa
Republic of South Africa Independent country in Southern Africa

Cabo Delgado Province
Tete Province
Gaza Province
Maputo
Sofala
Inhambane Province
Nampula Province
Maputo Province
Niassa Province
Manica Province
Zambezia Province

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	7,647,284	-	census
1961	7,800,474	1.96%	census
1962	7,959,881	2%	census
1963	8,125,367	2.04%	census
1964	8,296,721	2.07%	census
1965	8,473,847	2.09%	census
1966	8,657,157	2.12%	census
1967	8,846,984	2.15%	census
1968	9,043,116	2.17%	census
1969	9,245,227	2.19%	census
1970	9,453,375	2.2%	census
1971	9,665,673	2.2%	census
1972	9,882,718	2.2%	census
1973	10,109,853	2.25%	census
1974	10,354,300	2.36%	census
1975	10,620,260	2.5%	census
1976	10,908,161	2.64%	census
1977	11,213,159	2.72%	census
1978	11,527,369	2.73%	census
1979	11,840,048	2.64%	census
1980	12,142,014	2.49%	census
1981	12,438,624	2.38%	census
1982	12,729,259	2.28%	census
1983	12,992,559	2.03%	census
1984	13,200,833	1.58%	census
1985	13,338,850	1.03%	census
1986	13,390,888	0.39%	census
1987	13,374,618	-0.12%	census
1988	13,348,965	-0.19%	census
1989	13,394,656	0.34%	census
1990	13,567,959	1.28%	census
1991	13,893,546	2.34%	census
1992	14,350,459	3.18%	census
1993	14,893,218	3.64%	census
1994	15,453,464	3.63%	census
1995	15,981,571	3.3%	census
1996	16,463,426	2.93%	census
1997	16,914,628	2.67%	census
1998	17,350,739	2.51%	census
1999	17,798,102	2.51%	census
2000	18,275,618	2.61%	census
2001	18,785,719	2.72%	census
2002	19,319,894	2.76%	census
2003	19,873,460	2.79%	census
2004	20,438,827	2.77%	census
2005	21,010,376	2.72%	census
2006	21,587,317	2.67%	census
2007	22,171,404	2.63%	census
2008	22,762,525	2.6%	census
2009	23,361,025	2.56%	census
2010	23,967,265	2.53%	census
2011	24,581,367	2.5%	census
2012	25,203,395	2.47%	census
2013	25,833,752	2.44%	census
2014	26,286,163	1.72%	(Worldbank)
2015	27,042,002	2.8%	(Worldbank)
2016	27,829,942	2.83%	(Worldbank)
2017	29,668,834	6.2%	census
2018	29,495,962	-0.59%	(Worldbank)
2019	30,366,036	2.87%	(Worldbank)

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