Mozambique

total:

0.63 cu km/yr (11%/2%/87%)

per capita:

32 cu m/yr (2000)

• 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

party to:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

noun:

Mozambican(s)

adjective:

Mozambican

at birth:

1.017 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.71 male(s)/female

total population:

0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

degree of risk:

very high

food or waterborne diseases:

bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases:

malaria and plague

water contact disease:

schistosomiasis

animal contact disease:

rabies (2009)

conventional long form:

Republic of Mozambique

conventional short form:

Mozambique

local long form:

Republica de Mocambique

local short form:

Mocambique

former:

Portuguese East Africa

name:

Maputo

geographic coordinates:

25 57 S, 32 35 E

time difference:

UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

• 10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*;
• Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

chief of state:

President Armando GUEBUZA (since 2 February 2005)

head of government:

Prime Minister Aires Bonifacio ALI (since 16 January 2010)

cabinet:

Cabinet; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term);
• election last held on 28 October 2009 (next to be held in 2014);
• prime minister appointed by the president

election results:

Armando GUEBUZA reelected president; percent of vote - Armando GUEBUZA 76.3%, Afonso DHLAKAMA 14.9%, Daviz SIMANGO 8.8%

• Supreme Court (the court of final appeal; some of its professional judges are appointed by the president, and some are elected by the Assembly);
• other courts include an Administrative Court, Constitutional Court, customs courts, maritime courts, courts marshal, labor courts

• Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) or MDM [Daviz SIMANGO];
• Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique) or FRELIMO [Armando Emilio GUEBUZA];
• Mozambique National Resistance (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) or RENAMO [Afonso DHLAKAMA]

chief of mission:

Ambassador Amelia Matos SUMBANA

chancery:

1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

telephone:

[1] (202) 293-7146

FAX:

[1] (202) 835-0245

chief of mission:

Ambassador Leslie V. ROWE

embassy:

Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Maputo

mailing address:

P. O. Box 783, Maputo

telephone:

[258] (21) 492797

FAX:

[258] (21) 490114

• 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;
• centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book;
• green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence;
• the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism

name:

"Patria Amada" (Lovely Fatherland)

lyrics/music:

Salomao J. MANHICA/unknown

note: adopted 2002

agriculture:

81%

industry:

6%

services:

13% (1997 est.)

lowest 10%:

1.9%

highest 10%:

36.7% (2008)

general assessment:

a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges

domestic:

• stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
• mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala;
• extremely low fixed-line teledensity;
• despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 25 per 100 persons

international:

• country code - 258;
• satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
• landing point for the SEACOM fiber-optic cable

• 1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station;
• Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available;
• state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages;
• a number of privately-owned and community-operated stations also broadcast;
• transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

total:

4,787 km

country comparison to the world: 38

narrow gauge:

4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2010)

total:

30,331 km

country comparison to the world: 97

paved:

6,303 km

unpaved:

24,028 km (2008)

total:

2

country comparison to the world: 146

by type:

cargo 2

foreign-owned:

2 (Belgium 2) (2010)

• registration for military service is mandatory for all males and females at 18 years of age;
• 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service;
• 18 years of age for voluntary service;
• 2-year service obligation;
• women may serve as officers or enlisted (2010)

males age 16-49:

2,677,473

females age 16-49:

2,941,073 (2010 est.)

male:

274,602

female:

280,008 (2010 est.)

• southern African transit point for South Asian hashish and heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for the European and South African markets;
• producer of cannabis (for local consumption) and methaqualone (for export to South Africa);
• corruption and poor regulatory capability make the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center