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Encyclopedia > Geography of Mozambique
Map of Mozambique
Satellite image of Mozambique, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library
Satellite image of Mozambique, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library
Topographic map of Mozambique
Topographic map of Mozambique

Location: Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania Download high resolution version (332x716, 13 KB)The World Factbook map of Mozambique. ... Download high resolution version (332x716, 13 KB)The World Factbook map of Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1277x1968, 2691 KB) ECW to TIFF to PNG (compression level 9). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1277x1968, 2691 KB) ECW to TIFF to PNG (compression level 9). ... Suppose the smiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. ... Satellite image of Congo, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1606 × 2277 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1606 × 2277 pixel, file size: 2. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...


Geographic coordinates: 18°15′S, 35°00′E


Map references: Africa


Area:
total: 801,590 km²
land: 784,090 km²
water: 17,500 km²


Capital

Major Cities Map of Mozambique with Maputo highlighted Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. ...

Area - comparative:
Belarus: slightly less than four times the size of Belarus
Kyrgyzstan: slightly more than four times the size of Kyrgyzstan
Iran: slightly less than half the size of Iran
Pakistan: slightly less than the size of Pakistan
Paraguay: slightly less than twice the size of Paraguay
United States: slightly less than twice the size of California
Zimbabwe: slightly more than twice the size of Zimbabwe Angoche is a district and village of the province of Nampula, in Mozambique. ... Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. ... Pemba is a port city of Mozambique. ...


Land boundaries:
total: 4,571 km
border countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km


Coastline: 2,470 km


Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km) A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ...


Climate: tropical to subtropical


Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west


Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m Monte Binga is the highest Mountain in Mozambique. ...


Natural resources: coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite


Land use:
arable land: 5.43% (2005 est.), 3.98% (1998 est.)
permanent crops: 0.29% (2005 est.), 0.29% (1998 est.)
other: 94.28% (2005 est.), 95.73% (1998 est.)


Irrigated land: 1,180 km² (1993 est.)


Natural hazards: severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces


Environment - current issues: a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem


Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


See also

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