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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of California
Area > Comparative to US places slightly less than twice the size of California
Area > Land	784,090 sq km		[35th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	36.838 sq km per 1,000 people		[51st of 227]
Area > Total	801,590 sq km		[42nd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	37.66 sq km per 1,000 people		[53rd of 231]
Area > Water	17,500 sq km		[28th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	822.187 sq km per million people		[41st of 225]
Capital city with population	Maputo - 1,095,300
Climate	tropical to subtropical
Coastline	2,470 km		[56th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Monte Binga 2,436 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	39%		[57th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	18 15 S, 35 00 E
Geography > Note the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country
Irrigated land	1,180 sq km		[88th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	61.935 sq km per million people		[118th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	784,090 km²		[34th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	39.616 km² per 1,000 people		[46th of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
Land boundaries > Total	4,571 km		[38th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	214.755 km per million people		[76th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	5.43%		[149th of 258]
Land use > Other	94.28%		[82nd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.29%		[153rd of 258]
Largest city	Maputo
Largest city population	2,212,000		[45th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.114 per capita		[107th 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 nautical mile		[17th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[14th of 191]
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]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	40.5 km² per 1,000 people		[48th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Monte Binga
Terrain mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west

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