Mozambique
Mozambique
Capital Maputo
799,380 km² · 35,631,653 people (2025) · Mozambican metical
About 2,470 km of Indian Ocean coastline, more than any other country in southern Africa. The Zambezi crosses the middle of the country and its delta is one of the largest wetland systems on the continent. The Bazaruto archipelago holds East Africa's last viable dugong population.
The facts
- Capital
- Maputo
- Largest city
- Matola
- Area
- 799,380 km² — 308,642 sq mi
- Population
- 35,631,653 (2025)
- Density
- 44.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Mozambican metical (MZN, MT)
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +258
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- MZ · MOZ
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 35 of 200
- By population
- 46 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 912,050 | 28,516,896 |
| Namibia | 824,292 | 3,092,816 |
| Mozambique ← | 799,380 | 35,631,653 |
| Pakistan | 796,095 | 255,219,554 |
| Turkey | 783,562 | 85,878,556 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Mozambique?
- Maputo
- What currency does Mozambique use?
- The Mozambican metical (MZN).
- How big is Mozambique?
- 799,380 km², or 308,642 square miles — 35 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Mozambique drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)