| Name: | Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique) |
| Local name (Portuguese): | Moçambique (República de Moçambique) |
| Bordering countries: | Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 801.6 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 17 479 ths. |
| Capital: | Maputo |
| Official language: | Portuguese |