
Mozambique Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Republic of Mozambique
Capital City
Maputo
Area
801,600 sq km
Population
17,000,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC + 2
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• Portuguese (official)
not widely spoken outside urban areas
• (other)
various African languages, including Swahili in the far north
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Religion
Indigenous beliefs (30%), Christian (40%), Muslim (30%)
Government Type
Republic
Government Leaders
Armando Guebuza
President (head of state)
Luisa Diogo
Prime Minister (head of government)
Country Dialing Code
258
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