Geography of Mozambique
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'''Location:'''
Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
'''Geographic coordinates:'''
'''Map references:'''
Africa
'''Area:'''
''total:''
801,590 km²
''land:''
784,090 km²
''water:''
17,500 km²
'''Capital'''
Maputo (Lourenço Marques)
'''Major Cities'''
Angoche (António Enes)
Beira, Mozambique|Beira
Pemba, Mozambique|Pemba (Pôrto Amelia)
'''Area - comparative:'''
Belarus: slightly less than four times the size of Belarus
Kyrgyzstan: slightly more than four times the size of Kyrgyzstan
Iran: slightly less than half the size of Iran
Pakistan: slightly less than the size of Pakistan
Paraguay: slightly less than twice the size of Paraguay
United States: slightly less than twice the size of California
Zimbabwe: slightly more than twice the size of Zimbabwe
'''Land boundaries:'''
''total:''
4,571 km
''border countries:''
Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
'''Coastline:'''
2,470 km
'''Maritime claims:'''
''exclusive economic zone:''
200 nautical miles (370 km)
''territorial sea:''
12 nautical miles (22 km)
'''Climate:'''
tropical to subtropical
'''Terrain:'''
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
'''Elevation extremes:'''
''lowest point:''
Indian Ocean 0 m
''highest point:''
Monte Binga 2,436 m
'''Natural resources:'''
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
'''Land use:'''
''arable land:''
3.98 (1998 est.), 4% (1993 est.)
''permanent crops:''
0.29% (1998 est.), 0% (1993 est.)
''permanent pastures:''
56% (1993 est.)
''forests and woodland:''
18% (1993 est.)
''other:''
95.73 (1998 est.), 22% (1993 est.)
'''Irrigated land:'''
1,180 km² (1993 est.)
'''Natural hazards:'''
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces
'''Environment - current issues:'''
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
'''Environment - international agreements:'''
''party to:''
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
''signed, but not ratified:''
none of the selected agreements
See also
Mozambique
Links and references
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mz.htmlfrom the The World Factbook|CIA World Factbook
http://www.places.co.za/mozambique/mozstats.htmlfrom Southern Africa Places
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/moz/moz.aspfrom World Travel Guide
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/mozambique/mozgeog.htmfrom Oxfam's "Cool Planet"
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