Area: 801 590 km²
Population: 25,930,150
Capital: Maputo
Administrative division: 11 provinces (Maputo City, Maputo Province, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Sofala, Zambézia, Tete, Nampula, Cabo Delgado and
Niassa).
Official language: Portuguese
Currency: Metical
Time Zone: GMT+2
Telephone code: 258
Religions: Roman catholic 28.4%, Muslim 17.9%, Zionist Christian 15.5%, Protestant 12.2% (includes Pentecostal 10.9% and Anglican 1.3%), other 6.7%, none 18.7% and unspecified 0.7%.
Climate: tropical
Temperature in Maputo (August): Average maximum: 26oC / Minimum average: 17oC
Rainfalls: 10 mm3