Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique
Mozambique sits in Eastern Africa and uses MZN - Mozambican metical (MT). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Maputo
Population
34.9M
Area
801.6K km2
Population
34.9M
34,881,007 people
Area
801.6K km2
801,590 square kilometers
Density
44/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Maputo
-25.95, 32.58
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Mozambique, officially listed here as Republic of Mozambique, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Mozambique, MZ, MOZ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Mozambique is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 34,881,007 people and a land area of 801,590 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 44 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -18.25, 35, while the capital coordinate reference is -25.95, 32.58. Mozambique shares listed land borders with MWI, ZAF, SWZ, TZA, ZMB, ZWE, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Maputo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Maputo, Matola, Nampula, Beira and Quelimane. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Mozambique, capital of Mozambique, and major urban areas in Mozambique. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Mozambique uses calling code +258, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MZN - Mozambican metical (MT), while language records include Portuguese. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as MOC. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 49.6 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Mozambique profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MZ / MOZ
Top-level domains
.mz
Continents
Africa
Border countries
MWI, ZAF, SWZ, TZA, ZMB, ZWE
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
MOC
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Mozambique is represented by the MZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Maputo
Maputo
1,133,200
primary
#2
Matola
Maputo
1,032,197
City
#3
Nampula
Nampula
743,000
admin
#4
Beira
Sofala
530,604
admin
#5
Quelimane
Zambézia
349,842
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+258
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Portuguese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
49.6
2022