COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Mozambique
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Mozambique.
Mozambique at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Maputo
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 35,000,000
- AREA
- 801,590 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Portuguese
- CURRENCY
- Mozambique Metical (MZN)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Indian Ocean Islands
The Bazaruto Archipelago is known for sand dunes and marine biodiversity.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Mozambique
The waters around Bazaruto support dugongs, rare marine mammals sometimes called sea cows.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Mozambique in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 801,590 km² and a population of approximately 35,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.