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Mozambique flag information

Description flag of Mozambique

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book

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Official country name

Republic of Mozambique

Short name

Mozambique

Local names

Republica de Mocambique (long)
Mocambique (short)

Former name

Portuguese East Africa

Nationality

Mozambican(s) (noun) Mocambique (adjective)

Languages spoken

Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census)

Capital

Maputo

Government type

republic

Population

21,284,700 ranked 54, (data 2008)

Geography

the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country. The lowest point is Indian Ocean 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 2,470 km.

Land borders

4,571km, Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km.

Administrative divisions

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

Independence

25 June 1975 (from Portugal)