Mozambique Quick Facts | Contact

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Quick Facts

Population: 19,680,456 +2.51%AGR

Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal )

Capital: Maputo

Literacy: 40% (official); 20% (functional)

Official language: Portuguese - spoken as first language by 6.8%; understood by 30%

All languages 39. Languages with Scriptures 9Bi 5NT 9por 12w.i.p

Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%

Ethnic groups:indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, Chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%

Poverty: One of the world's poorest countries - the result of centuries of colonial neglect, application of Marxist economic theories and 30 years of intense guerrilla warfare.

Other Facts: Government policy between 1975 and 1982 was the exclusive propagation of Marxism, 'all-out war on the churches' and 'destruction of religious superstitions.'

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Contact Address

POSTAL ADDRESS

CAPRO Mozambique
CP 438 Chimoio
Mozambique.

PHONE NUMBER

+(258) 82 4109405

E-MAIL ADDRESS

adebilha@yahoo.co.uk