Independence: 1975
Government type: Republic
Head of State: President Armando Emilio Guebuza
Area: 800,000 km2 (305,000 sq mi)
Coast line: 2,700 km (1,550 mi)
Population: 20.366.795 million
Maputo (capital): 1.205.553 million
Mans: 9.842.760 million
Womans: 10.524.035 million
Urbanisation rate: 30%
Official language: Portuguese
Natural resources: Mineral Coal, Wood Natural Gas, Hydropower.
Exports: Condensate Aluminium 55%
Bulk electricity 8.3%
Natural Gas 5.7%
Tobacco, 5,0 %
Sugar, 1,8 %