MOZAMBIQUE
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Interesting Information
NATIONAL FLAG
"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; cantered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book"
GEOGRAPHY:
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES:
18 15 S, 35 00 E
TOTAL LAND AREA:
Total: 801,590 sq km
Land: 784,090 sq km
Water: 17,500 sq km
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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:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
TERRAIN:
Mozambique has a long stretch of coastal lowlands with higher terrain inland and some mountains in the west. Major rivers are the Zambezi and the Limpopo.
ELEVATION EXTREMES:
Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m
FLOODINGS:
Mozambique is prone to floods. In 2000 a cyclone in southern Africa led to three weeks of floods which killed hundreds of people and displaced many others.
Flooding occurred again in 2001 when heavy rainfall caused Mozambique's rivers to burst their banks.
Flooding has exposed and moved many landmines which were buried in the ground during Mozambique's civil war.
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POPULATION:
ETHNIC GROUPS:
The vast majority of Mozambicans belong to ethnically diverse indigenous groups such as the Makua, the Makonde, the Sena, the Chokwe, the Manyika, and the Shanagaan. A small number of Portuguese, other European, and Asian residents make up the expatriate population.
RELIGIONS:
Christian, Muslim, indigenous African beliefs
ECONOMY:
INDUSTRY:
Food, Beverages, Chemicals (Fertilizer, Soap, Paints), Aluminium, Petroleum Products, Textiles, Cement, Glass, Asbestos and Tobacco.
AGRICULTURE:
Cotton, Cashew Nuts, Sugarcane, Tea, Cassava (Tapioca), Corn, Coconuts, Sisal, Citrus and Tropical Fruits, Potatoes, Sunflowers, Beef and Poultry.
NATURAL RESOURCES:
Hydroelectric Power, Coal, Natural Gas, Titanium Ore, Tantalite, Graphite, Iron Ore, Semi-Precious Stones and Arable Land.
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GOVERNMENT:
Date of Independence: 25 June 1975 from Portugal
President: H. E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
Republic. Multi-party democracy.
Administrative divisions:
10 provinces: Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1018 –1ºandar – Maputo
Tel: +258 1 303650
Fax: + 258 1 306212
Email: mitur@virconn.com
Website: www.moztourism.gov.mz
MOZAMBIQUE TOURISM MARKETING
P.O Box 4758
Maputo
Mozambique
Tel: +258 (1) 307 320
Fax: +258 (1) 307 324
Email: info@futur.org.mz
Website: http://www.futur.org.mz
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Republic of Mozambique - Website: www.mozambique.mz
MININSTRY OF EDUCATION & CULTURE:
Ministério da Educação e Cultura - Website: www.mec.gov.mz
MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY:
Ministérios da Industria e Comércio - Website: www.mic.gov.mz
UNIVERSITY OF MOZAMBIQUE
Universidade Catolica de Moçambique
Faculdade de Gestão de Turismo e Informática
Av. 25 de Setembro 725, C.P. 336
Pemba – Cabo Delgado
Tel: (072) 21969
Fax: (072) 21720
Email: fgti.ucm@teledata.mz
Website: www.ucm.ac.mz
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MOZAMBIQUE NATIONAL ANTHEM
ENGLISH:
Long live FRELIMO,
Guide of the Mozambican people,
Heroic people who, gun in hand,
Toppled colonialism.
All the People united
From the Rovuma to the Maputo,
Struggle against imperialism
And continue, and shall win.
CHORUS
Long live Mozambique!
Long live our flag, symbol of the Nation!
Long live Mozambique!
For thee your People will fight.
United with the whole world,
Struggling against the bourgeoisie,
Our country will be the tomb
Of capitalism and exploitation.
The Mozambican People,
Workers and peasants,
Engaged in work
Shall always produce wealth.
CHORUS
ORIGINAL PORTUGESE WORDS:
Viva, viva FRELIMO,
Guia do Povo Moçambicano!
Povo heróico qu'arma em punho
O colonialismo derrubou.
Todo o Povo unido
Desde o Rovuma atéo Maputo,
Luta contra imperialismo
Continua e sempre vencerá.
CHORUS
Viva Moçambique!
Viva a Bandeira, símbolo Nacional!
Viva Moçambique!
Que por ti o povo lutará.
Unido ao mundo inteiro,
Lutando contra a burguesia,
Nossa Pátria será túmulo
Do capitalismo e exploração.
O Povo Moçambicano
D'operários e de camponeses,
Engajado do no trabalho
A riqueza sempre brotará.
CHORUS
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