Outline of Mozambique: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 13:23, 19 August 2024

The Flag of Mozambique

The Coat of arms of Mozambique

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:

Mozambique – sovereign country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.^[1] Mozambique was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

General reference

Pronunciation: /moʊzæmˈbiːk/
Common English country name: Mozambique
Official English country name: The Republic of Mozambique
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Mozambican
Demonym(s):
International rankings of Mozambique
ISO country codes: MZ, MOZ, 508
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MZ
Internet country code top-level domain: .mz

Geography

Geography of Mozambique

Mozambique is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - East Africa
  - Southern Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Mozambique
  - High: Monte Binga 2,436 m (7,992 ft)
  - Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,571 km

Malawi 1,569 km

Zimbabwe 1,231 km

Tanzania 756 km

South Africa 491 km

Zambia 419 km

Eswatini 105 km

Coastline: 2,470 km

Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000 – 45th most populous country
Area of Mozambique: 801,590 km²
Atlas of Mozambique

Environment

Natural geographic features

Regions

Regions of Mozambique

Government and politics

Politics of Mozambique

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Mozambique: Maputo
Elections in Mozambique
Political parties in Mozambique

Branches of the government

Government of Mozambique

Executive branch of the government

Legislative branch of the government

Parliament of Mozambique: Assembly of the Republic (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government

Court system of Mozambique

Foreign relations

Foreign relations of Mozambique

International organization membership

The Republic of Mozambique is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
União Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order

Law of Mozambique

Constitution of Mozambique
Human rights in Mozambique
- LGBT rights in Mozambique
Mozambique Republic Police

Military

Military of Mozambique

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Mozambique
- Air Force of Mozambique

Local government

Local government in Mozambique

History

History of Mozambique

Current events of Mozambique

Culture

Culture of Mozambique

Art

Music of Mozambique

Sports

Sports in Mozambique

Economy and infrastructure

Economy of Mozambique

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 123rd (one hundred and twenty third)
Agriculture in Mozambique
Communications in Mozambique
- Internet in Mozambique
Companies of Mozambique
Currency of Mozambique: Metical
- ISO 4217: MZN
Health care in Mozambique
Mining in Mozambique
Tourism in Mozambique
Transport in Mozambique
- Airports in Mozambique
- Rail transport in Mozambique
Water supply and sanitation in Mozambique

Education

Education in Mozambique

References

^ ^a ^b "Mozambique". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Mozambique". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

[2] The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{See also|Index of Mozambique-related articles}}
 {{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Mozambique}}
+{{See also|Index of Mozambique-related articles}}
 <!--... Attention:  THIS IS AN OUTLINE
-        part of the set of 740+ outlines listed at
+        part of the set of 830+ outlines listed at
-             [[Portal:Contents/Outlines]].
+             [[Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines]].
                  Wikipedia outlines are
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
                 content navigation systems
-                See [[Wikipedia:Outlines]]
+             See [[Wikipedia: Outlines]] and
-                      for more details.
+    [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines]] for more details.
                    Further improvements
               to this outline are on the way
 ...-->
-{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
 {{multiple image
 | align = right
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 }}
 [[Image:LocationMozambique.svg|thumb|The location of [[Mozambique]]]]
-[[Image:Un-mozambique.png|thumb|An enlargeable map of the [[Republic of Mozambique]]]]
+[[Image:Un-mozambique.png|thumb|An enlargeable map of [[Mozambique]]]]
 The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mozambique:
-'''[[Mozambique]]''' &ndash; [[List of sovereign states|sovereign country]] located in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the [[Indian Ocean]] to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and South Africa to the southwest.<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=3 July 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html|title=Mozambique|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=United States [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=23 July 2009}}</ref>  Mozambique was explored by [[Vasco da Gama]] in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, [[Portugal|Portuguese]] trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.
+'''[[Mozambique]]''' &ndash; [[List of sovereign states|sovereign country]] located in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the [[Indian Ocean]] to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Eswatini]] and South Africa to the southwest.<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=3 July 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mozambique/|title=Mozambique|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=United States [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=23 July 2009}}</ref> Mozambique was explored by [[Vasco da Gama]] in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, [[Portugal|Portuguese]] trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.
 It is a member of the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after ''Muça Alebique'', a sultan.
@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
 *** Low:  [[Mozambique Channel]] 0 m
 ** Land boundaries:  4,571&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|Malawi}} 1,569 km
+::{{Flag|Malawi}} 1,569&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} 1,231 km
+::{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} 1,231&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|Tanzania}} 756 km
+::{{Flag|Tanzania}} 756&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|South Africa}} 491 km
+::{{Flag|South Africa}} 491&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|Zambia}} 419 km
+::{{Flag|Zambia}} 419&nbsp;km
-::{{Flag|Swaziland}} 105 km
+::{{Flag|Eswatini}} 105&nbsp;km
-:* Coastline:  2,470 km
+:* Coastline:  2,470&nbsp;km
-* Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000  - [[List of countries by population|53rd most populous country]]
+* Population of Mozambique: 21,397,000  – [[List of countries and dependencies by population|45th most populous country]]
 *
 * Area of Mozambique: 801,590&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
@@ Line 96: / Line 96: @@
 ==== Natural geographic features ====
-* Glaciers in Mozambique: none <ref>The only [[List of glaciers in Africa|glaciers in Africa]] are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in [[Uganda]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]</ref>
+* Glaciers in Mozambique: none<ref>The only [[List of glaciers in Africa|glaciers in Africa]] are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in [[Uganda]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]</ref>
 * [[List of rivers of Mozambique|Rivers of Mozambique]]
 * [[List of World Heritage Sites in Africa#Mozambique|World Heritage Sites in Mozambique]]
@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
 ===== Municipalities =====
-* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Mozambique: [[Capital of Mozambique|Maputo]]
+* [[Capital city|Capital]] of Mozambique: [[Capital of Mozambique|Maputo]]
 * [[List of cities in Mozambique|Cities of Mozambique]]
@@ Line 137: / Line 137: @@
 [[Politics of Mozambique]]
 * [[Form of government]]: [[Unitary state|unitary]] [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[Representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]]
-* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Mozambique: [[Capital of Mozambique|Maputo]]
+* [[Capital city|Capital]] of Mozambique: [[Capital of Mozambique|Maputo]]
 * [[Elections in Mozambique]]
 * [[List of political parties in Mozambique|Political parties in Mozambique]]
@@ Line 228: / Line 228: @@
 * Human rights in Mozambique
 ** [[LGBT rights in Mozambique]]
+* Mozambique Republic Police
 === Military ===
@@ Line 298: / Line 299: @@
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|Africa}}
-{{InterWiki|Portuguese language|code=pt}}
 [[Mozambique]]
@@ Line 311: / Line 311: @@
 == References ==
-{{Reflist|1}}
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
-{{Sisterlinks|Mozambique}}
 *[http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/moz.pdf Constitution of Mozambique] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915145655/http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/moz.pdf |date=15 September 2011 }}
 *[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mozambique Mozambique – Travel guides at Wikivoyage]
-*[https://1997-2001.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/mozambiq.html US State Dept. 1998 Human Rights Report - Mozambique]
+*[https://1997-2001.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/mozambiq.html US State Dept. 1998 Human Rights Report – Mozambique]
-*[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/af/154360.htm US State Dept. 2010 Human Rights Report - Mozambique]
+*[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/af/154360.htm US State Dept. 2010 Human Rights Report – Mozambique]
+{{Sister bar|auto=1|Mozambique|iw=pt}}
 {{Outline footer}}
@@ Line 326: / Line 327: @@
 [[Category:Mozambique| ]]
 [[Category:Mozambique-related lists| ]]
+[[Category:Outlines]]