Mozambique
A long coast on the Indian Ocean
Passport card
Republic of Mozambique
Mozambique
- Capital
- Maputo
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Metical
- Languages
- Portuguese
- People
- About 3.5 crore
- Size
- About 8.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Daniel Chapo
- Free since
- 25 June 1975
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Maputo
⭐ Mozambique's flag has a book, a hoe and a rifle on it.
Your Mozambique stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Mozambique
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Mozambique
Turn the globe with your finger. Mozambique has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Mozambique and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 4 times the size of Mozambique.
- PeopleIndia has about 42 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.5 crore in Mozambique.
- DistanceMaputo is about 7,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMozambique is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Maputo.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Mozambique, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Mozambique
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Mozambique's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Mozambique back on the map
Mozambique and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Mozambique worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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