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Mozambiqueat a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique channel, between South Africa and Tanzania

Population19,406,703

Population Growth Rate1.48%

ReligionsCatholic 23.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, Muslim 17.8%, other 17.8%, none 23.1%

Languages26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3%

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  47.8%
male: 63.5%
female:  32.7% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-Mozambique