Outline of Mozambique

The Flag of Mozambique		The Coat of arms of Mozambique

The location of Mozambique

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Mozambique

See also: Index of Mozambique-related articles

The Republic of Mozambique is a sovereign country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest. Mozambique was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Mozambique

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Mozambique
• Official English country name: The Republic of Mozambique
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Mozambican
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Mozambique
• International rankings of Mozambique
• ISO country codes: MZ, MOZ, 508
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mz

Geography

An enlargeable topographic map of Mozambique

Main article: Geography of Mozambique

• Mozambique is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Mozambique
    • High: Monte Binga 2,436 m (7,992 ft)
    • Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,571 km

Malawi 1,569 km

Zimbabwe 1,231 km

Tanzania 756 km

South Africa 491 km

Zambia 419 km

Swaziland 105 km

• Coastline: 2,470 km

• Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000 - 53rd most populous country
• Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km²
• Atlas of Mozambique

Environment

An enlargeable satellite image of Mozambique

• Climate of Mozambique
• Environmental issues in Mozambique
• Ecoregions in Mozambique
• Renewable energy in Mozambique
• Geology of Mozambique
• Protected areas of Mozambique
  • Biosphere reserves in Mozambique
  • National parks of Mozambique
• Wildlife of Mozambique
  • Flora of Mozambique
  • Fauna of Mozambique
    • Birds of Mozambique
    • Mammals of Mozambique
    • List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, List of marine molluscs of Mozambique

Natural geographic features

• Glaciers in Mozambique: none
• Islands of Mozambique
• Lakes of Mozambique
• Mountains of Mozambique
  • Volcanoes in Mozambique
• Rivers of Mozambique
  • Waterfalls of Mozambique
• Valleys of Mozambique
• World Heritage Sites in Mozambique

Regions

Main article: Regions of Mozambique

Ecoregions

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Mozambique and Ecoregions in Mozambique

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Mozambique

• Provinces of Mozambique
  • Districts of Mozambique
    • Postos of Mozambique

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Mozambique

Districts

Main article: Districts of Mozambique

Municipalities

• Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
• Cities of Mozambique

Demography

Main article: Demographics of Mozambique

Government and politics

Main article: Government of Mozambique and Politics of Mozambique

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mozambique: Maputo

• Elections in Mozambique
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Mozambique
• Political scandals of Mozambique
• Taxation in Mozambique

Branches of the government

Main article: Government of Mozambique

Executive branch of the government

• Head of state: President of Mozambique,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Mozambique,
• Cabinet of Mozambique

Legislative branch of the government

• Parliament of Mozambique (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Mozambique
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Mozambique

Judicial branch of the government

Main article: Court system of Mozambique

• Supreme Court of Mozambique

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Mozambique

• Diplomatic missions in Mozambique
• Diplomatic missions of Mozambique

International organization membership

The Republic of Mozambique is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• União Latina
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order

Main article: Law of Mozambique

• Capital punishment in Mozambique
• Constitution of Mozambique
• Crime in Mozambique
• Human rights in Mozambique
  • LGBT rights in Mozambique
  • Freedom of religion in Mozambique
• Law enforcement in Mozambique

Military

Main article: Military of Mozambique

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Mozambique
• Forces
  • Army of Mozambique
  • Navy of Mozambique
  • Air Force of Mozambique
  • Special forces of Mozambique
• Military history of Mozambique
• Military ranks of Mozambique

Local government

Main article: Local government in Mozambique

History

Main article: History of Mozambique, Timeline of the history of Mozambique, and Current events of Mozambique

• Economic history of Mozambique
• Military history of Mozambique

Culture

Main article: Culture of Mozambique

• Architecture of Mozambique
• Cuisine of Mozambique
• Ethnic minorities in Mozambique
• Festivals in Mozambique
• Humor in Mozambique
• Languages of Mozambique
• Media in Mozambique
• National symbols of Mozambique
  • Coat of arms of Mozambique
  • Flag of Mozambique
  • National anthem of Mozambique
• People of Mozambique
• Prostitution in Mozambique
• Public holidays in Mozambique
• Records of Mozambique
• Religion in Mozambique
  • Buddhism in Mozambique
  • Christianity in Mozambique
  • Hinduism in Mozambique
  • Islam in Mozambique
  • Judaism in Mozambique
  • Sikhism in Mozambique
• World Heritage Sites in Mozambique

Art

• Art in Mozambique
• Cinema of Mozambique
• Literature of Mozambique
• Music of Mozambique
• Television in Mozambique
• Theatre in Mozambique

Sports

Main article: Sports in Mozambique

• Football in Mozambique
• Mozambique at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure

Main article: Economy of Mozambique

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 123rd (one hundred and twenty third)

• Agriculture in Mozambique
• Banking in Mozambique
  • National Bank of Mozambique
• Communications in Mozambique
  • Internet in Mozambique
• Companies of Mozambique
• Currency of Mozambique: Metical
  • ISO 4217: MZN
• Economic history of Mozambique
• Energy in Mozambique
  • Energy policy of Mozambique
  • Oil industry in Mozambique
• Health care in Mozambique
• Mining in Mozambique
• Mozambique Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Mozambique
• Transport in Mozambique
  • Airports in Mozambique
  • Rail transport in Mozambique
  • Roads in Mozambique
• Water supply and sanitation in Mozambique

Education

Main article: Education in Mozambique

See also

Main article: Mozambique

• Index of Mozambique-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Mozambique-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography