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| Geography | Mozambique |
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Location:
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South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania |
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Geographic coordinates:
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18 15 S, 35 00 E |
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Map references:
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Africa |
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Area:
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total: 801,590 sq km
water: 17,500 sq km land: 784,090 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly less than twice the size of California |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 4,571 km
border countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km |
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Coastline:
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2,470 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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tropical to subtropical |
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Terrain:
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mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m |
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Natural resources:
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coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
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Land use:
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arable land: 3.98%
permanent crops: 0.29% other: 95.73% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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1,070 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces |
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Environment - current issues:
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a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
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the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country |
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