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