Outline of Mozambique explained

See also: Index of Mozambique-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:

Mozambique - sovereign country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.^[1] Mozambique was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Mozambique
Official English country name: The Republic of Mozambique
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Mozambican
Demonym(s):
International rankings of Mozambique
ISO country codes: MZ, MOZ, 508
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .mz

Geography

Geography of Mozambique

Mozambique is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - East Africa
  - Southern Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Mozambique
  - High: Monte Binga 24360NaN0
  - Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,571 km

1,569 km

1,231 km

756 km

491 km

419 km

105 km

Coastline: 2,470 km
Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000 – 45th most populous country
- Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km²
Atlas of Mozambique

Environment

Climate of Mozambique
Ecoregions in Mozambique
Protected areas of Mozambique
- National parks of Mozambique
Wildlife of Mozambique
- Fauna of Mozambique
  - Birds of Mozambique
  - Mammals of Mozambique
  - List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, List of marine molluscs of Mozambique

Natural geographic features

Glaciers in Mozambique: none^[2]
Rivers of Mozambique
World Heritage Sites in Mozambique

Regions

Regions of Mozambique

Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in Mozambique

Ecoregions in Mozambique

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Mozambique

Provinces of Mozambique
- Districts of Mozambique
  - Postos of Mozambique

Provinces

Provinces of Mozambique

Districts

Districts of Mozambique

Municipalities

Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
Cities of Mozambique

Demography

Demographics of Mozambique

Government and politics

Politics of Mozambique

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
Elections in Mozambique
Political parties in Mozambique

Branches of the government

Government of Mozambique

Executive branch of the government

Head of state and head of government: President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi
Cabinet of Mozambique
- Prime Minister of Mozambique, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário

Legislative branch of the government

Parliament of Mozambique: Assembly of the Republic (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government

Court system of Mozambique

Foreign relations

Foreign relations of Mozambique

Diplomatic missions in Mozambique
Diplomatic missions of Mozambique

International organization membership

The Republic of Mozambique is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
União Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order

Law of Mozambique

Constitution of Mozambique
Human rights in Mozambique
- LGBT rights in Mozambique
Mozambique Republic Police

Military

Military of Mozambique

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Mozambique
- Air Force of Mozambique

Local government

Local government in Mozambique

History

History of Mozambique

Current events of Mozambique

Culture

Culture of Mozambique

Cuisine of Mozambique
Languages of Mozambique
Media in Mozambique
National symbols of Mozambique
- Coat of arms of Mozambique
- Flag of Mozambique
- National anthem of Mozambique
Prostitution in Mozambique
Public holidays in Mozambique
Religion in Mozambique
- Hinduism in Mozambique
- Islam in Mozambique
- Judaism in Mozambique
World Heritage Sites in Mozambique

Art

Music of Mozambique

Sports

Sports in Mozambique

Economy and infrastructure

Economy of Mozambique

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 123rd (one hundred and twenty third)
Agriculture in Mozambique
Communications in Mozambique
- Internet in Mozambique
Companies of Mozambique
Currency of Mozambique

- ISO 4217

MZN

Health care in Mozambique
Mining in Mozambique
Tourism in Mozambique
Transport in Mozambique
- Airports in Mozambique
- Rail transport in Mozambique
Water supply and sanitation in Mozambique

Education

Education in Mozambique

See also

Mozambique

Index of Mozambique-related articles
List of international rankings
List of Mozambique-related topics
Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member state of the United Nations
Outline of Africa
Outline of geography

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 3 July 2009. Mozambique. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.