| Map
showing location of Mozambique: |
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| Capital: |
Maputo
|
| Population: |
20.9 million (2006) |
| Size: |
801,590
square km |
| Languages:
|
Portuguese
(official); and three main African language groups: Makua-Lomwe,
Tsonga and Sena-Nyanja |
| Currency: |
1
metical = 100 centavos |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 41.6 years. Male
41 years, Female 42.3 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
3 physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 46.5%. Male
62.3%, Female 31.4% (2005) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
43% total
population using improved drinking water sources (2006) |
| Number
of internet users: |
7 per 1000 people (2006) |
| |
| Statistical
Sources: UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2005 and 2006;
UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; International Telecommunication Union |
