A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Facts about Mozambique

Mozambique

At the end of the colonial period, slavery in Delaware began a precipitous decline.

Mozambique

Mozambique now is less dependent on imports for basic food and manufactured goods because of steady increases in local production.

Mozambique

Mozambique's decision to enforce UN sanctions against Rhodesia and deny that country access to the sea led Ian Smith's regime to undertake overt and covert actions to destabilize the country.

Mozambique

Under United Nations supervision, peace came to Mozambique.

Mozambique

The Republic of Mozambique, or Mozambique, is a country in southeastern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Mozambique

Mozambique is divided into eleven provinces: Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo (city), Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia.

Mozambique

Mozambique has a hot, rainy season from November to March.

Mozambique

Similarly, in early 1996, Mozambique joined its Anglophone neighbors in the Commonwealth.

Mozambique

Mozambique has been a multiparty democracy since adoption of the 1990 constitution.

Mozambique

After tens of millions of years of relative isolation, Africa-Arabia collided with Eurasia, and the formation of the Isthmus of Panama linked South America and North America, facilitating the distribution of mammals seen today.

Mozambique

Mozambique's first inhabitants were San hunters and gatherers, ancestors of the Khoisani peoples.

Mozambique

Mozambique also belongs to the African Union (formerly the Organization of African Unity) and the Southern African Development Community.

Mozambique

The state-run Radio Mozambique is the country's main source of news and information, and RENAMO claims that its candidates receive inadequate coverage.

Mozambique

Relations with Portugal, the former colonial power, are complex and of some importance, as Portuguese investors play a visible role in Mozambique's economy.

Mozambique

Nevertheless, Mozambique remains one of the world's least developed countries.

Mozambique

During the 1970s and early 1980s, Mozambique's foreign policy was inextricably linked to the struggles for majority rule in Rhodesia and South Africa as well as superpower competition and the Cold War.

Mozambique

Life expectancy in Mozambique is 40 years for both men and women.

Mozambique

Mozambique is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and ranks among the moderate members of the African Bloc in the United Nations and other international organizations.

Mozambique

Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance.

Mozambique

The Roman Catholic Church established three archdioceses (Beira, Maputo, and Nampula) in Mozambique.

Mozambique

The twin pillars of Mozambique's foreign policy are maintenance of good relations with its neighbors, and maintenance and expansion of ties to development partners.

Mozambique

Mozambique's Portuguese population at the time of independence in 1975 was about 250,000.

Mozambique

Two islands that belong to Malawi lie entirely within Mozambique's Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi) territorial waters.

Mozambique

The United States, for example, has forgiven Mozambique's debt.

Mozambique

Mozambique is still recovering from the destruction wrought by nearly two decades of civil war during the Cold War era.

Mozambique

In 1962, several anti-colonial political groups formed the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO), which initiated an armed campaign against Portuguese rule in 1964.

image: galenf.com
Mozambique

Mozambique's major ethnic groups encompass numerous subgroups with diverse languages, dialects, cultures, and histories.

Mozambique

Despite the influence of Islamic coastal traders and European colonizers, the people of Mozambique have largely retained an indigenous culture based on small-scale agriculture.

Mozambique

The Comoros lie offshore to the northeast, and Madagascar lies to the east across the Mozambique Channel.

Mozambique

When Portuguese explorers reached Mozambique in 1498, Arab trading settlements had existed along the coast and outlying islands for several centuries.

Mozambique

Nearly 90 percent of Mozambique's arable land is still uncultivated; focusing economic growth in this sector is a major challenge for the government.

Mozambique

In 2000, Mozambique qualified for the Enhanced HIPC program as well and attained its completion point in September 2001.

image: imf.org
Mozambique

Mozambique has also joined the World Trade Organization.

Mozambique

The population of Mozambique is estimated at 19,686,505.

Mozambique

During the colonial era, Christian missionaries were active in Mozambique, and many foreign clergy remain in the country.

Mozambique

Mozambique is located in eastern Africa, on the continent's largest coastal plain.

Related Types