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Capital:
Maputo
Area:
799,380 sq km / 308,561 sq ml
Language:
Portuguese, 16 African languages
Currency:
Metical
Population:
17,479,266
Life expectancy:
47 (men), 50 (women)
Literacy rate:
45% (men), 21% (women)
Religions:
Animist, Roman Catholic, Muslim
Physical features:
Mainly flat tropical lowland, mountains in the west; rivers Zambezi and Limpopo
Ethnic distribution:
38% Makua - Lomue, 24% Tsonga and many smaller groups
Exports:
Phosphates, mineral products, seafoods, citrus fruit, tobacco, clothing, hosiery
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