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Africa > Mozambique > Geography

MOZAMBICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of California
Capital city with population Maputo - 1,095,300
Forested Land 39% [57th of 193]
Land use > Permanent crops 0.29 % [154th of 241]
Largest city Maputo
Largest city population 2,212,000 [45th of 174]
Largest city with population Maputo - 1,095,300
Location
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [35th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [105th of 190]
Natural hazards
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
Natural resources
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
northernmost point > Latitude 10°27'S
Population density 24.39 people per sqkm [176th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 25.24 people/m² ... [159th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 293.54 people/km² of arable lan ... [90th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 801,590 km² ... [34th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Monte Binga
Terrain
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

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