Mozambique

Mozambique, offeecially the Republic o Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, pronounced: [ʁɛˈpublikɐ di musɐ̃ˈbiki]), is a kintra in sootheastren Africae mairchin wi the Indian Ocean eastle, Tanzanie northle, Malawi an Zambie northwastle, Zimbabwe wastle an Swaziland an Sooth Africae soothwastle.

Republic o Mozambique República de Moçambique  (Portuguese)
Banner Emblem
Anthem: Pátria Amada  (Portuguese) Beluved Hameland
Location o  Mozambique  (daurk blue) in the African Union  (licht blue)
Caipital	Maputo 25°57′S 32°35′E
Lairgest ceety	capital
Offeecial leids	Portuguese
Demonym(s)	Mozambican
Govrenment	Unitar semi-presidential republic[1][2][3]
• Preses	Filipe Nyusi
• Prime Meenister	Carlos Agostinho do Rosário[4]
Legislatur	Assembly o the Republic
Unthirldom
• frae Portugal	25 Juin 1975
• Current constitution	30 November 1990
Aurie
• Total	801,590 km2 (309,500 sq mi) (35t)
• Water (%)	2.2
Population
• 2014 estimate	24,692,144[5] (50t)
• 2007 census	21,397,000 (52nt)
• Density	28.7/km2 (74.3/sq mi) (178t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$37.321 billion[6]
• Per capita	$1,263[6]
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$11.170 billion[6]
• Per capita	$378[6]
Gini (2008)	45.7[7] medium
HDI (2015)	0.418[8] law · 181st
Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+258
ISO 3166 code	MZ
Internet TLD	.mz
Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena an ithers.
Estimates for this kintra explicitly tak intae accoont the effects o excess mortality due tae AIDS; this can hae the eftercast o a lawer life expectancy, heicher infant mortality an daith rates, lawer population an growthe rates, an cheenges in the distribution o population bi age an sex than wad itherwise be expectit.

Territorial Organization

The aurie wis reenged bi Vasco da Gama in 1498 an colonised bi Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became unthirlt in 1975, an became the Fowkrepublic o Mozambique shortly efter. It wis the scene o an odious ceevil war lastin frae 1977 tae 1992. The kintra wis named Moçambique bi the Portuguese efter the Island o Mozambique, derived frae Musa Al Big or Mossa Al Bique or Mussa Ben Mbiki, an Arab trader wha first veesitit the island an efter bidit thare.

Mozambique is a member o the Commonweel o Naitions, the Community o Portuguese Leid Kintras an a observer o the Francophonie.