Mozambique: map, capital and facts

Mozambique is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Maputo. Its official language is Portuguese.

Mozambique covers about 801,590 km², making it the 35th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 35.6 million people live there, the 46th-most populous.

Mozambique shares land borders with 6 countries: Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Where is Mozambique?

Mozambique is in Eastern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 18.25°S, 35°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

Mozambique is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Mozambique facts

Countries that border Mozambique

1. Eswatini, capital Lobamba
2. Malawi, capital Lilongwe
3. South Africa, capital Pretoria
4. Tanzania, capital Dodoma
5. Zambia, capital Lusaka
6. Zimbabwe, capital Harare

Other countries near Mozambique

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

• Comoros, about 1,200 km
• Botswana, about 1,220 km
• Madagascar, about 1,280 km
• Lesotho, about 1,410 km
• Burundi, about 1,730 km

Guess Mozambique in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Mozambique were the answer, guessing it would show:

• Continent: Africa
• Subregion: Eastern Africa
• Hemisphere: Southern
• Landlocked: No
• Area: 801,590 km²

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More countries in Eastern Africa

Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.