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Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique
Quick facts
- Capital
- Maputo
- Population
- 27 m
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Mozambican metical (MT)
- Demonym
- Mozambican
- UN member
- Yes
How Mozambique compares
Economy size$23 B
120th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Income per person$657
170th of 178 worldwide · 13th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Life expectancy63.8 yrs
162nd of 179 worldwide · 15th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Internet access20.5%
162nd of 179 worldwide · 11th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Military spending$450 M
106th of 163 worldwide · 5th of 16 in Eastern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$23 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$657
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.3%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
44
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
14.9%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the gold ports of the Swahili coast to Portuguese conquest, a hard-won independence and a long road out of war.
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