Mozambique

total:

0.88 cu km/yr (26%/4%/70%)

per capita:

46.05 cu m/yr (2005)

• 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:

1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

0.95 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

0.88 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.85 male(s)/female

total population:

0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

degree of risk:

very high

food or waterborne diseases:

bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases:

malaria and dengue fever

water contact disease:

schistosomiasis

animal contact disease:

rabies (2013)

total number:

1,369,080

percentage:

22 % (2008 est.)

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

• previous 1975, 1990;
• latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004;
• note - draft amendments planned for parliamentary review in late 2013 (2013)

• mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, and customary law;
• note - in rural, predominately Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied

chief of state:

President Armando Emilio GUEBUZA (since 2 February 2005)

head of government:

Prime Minister Alberto Clementino Antonio VAQUINA (since 8 October 2012)

cabinet:

Cabinet; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for three terms);
• 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%

highest court(s):

Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 judges); note - the Higher Council of the Judiciary is responsible for judiciary management and discipline

judge selection and term of office:

• Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by Mozambique president in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ) and with ratification by the legislature;
• other judges elected by the legislature;
• judges serve 5-year renewable terms;
• Constitutional Council judges appointed - 1 by the president, 5 by the legislature, and 1 by the CSMJ;
• judges serve 5-year nonrenewable terms

subordinate courts:

• Administrative Court (capital city only);
• provincial courts or Tribunais Judicias de Provincia;
• District Courts or Tribunais Judicias de Districto;
• customs courts;
• maritime courts;
• courts marshal;
• labor courts;
• community 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 Narciso Matos SUMBANA (since 2 November 2009)

chancery:

1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

telephone:

[1] (202) 293-7146

FAX:

[1] (202) 835-0245

chief of mission:

Ambassador Douglas M. GRIFFITHS (since 6 July 2012)

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

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 35 per 100 persons

international:

• country code - 258;
• landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
• satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011)

• 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;
• 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 (2008)

total:

30,331 km

country comparison to the world: 96

paved:

6,303 km

unpaved:

24,028 km (2009)

total:

2

country comparison to the world: 143

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 (2012)

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