Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique · Eastern Africa
Mozambique is a country in Eastern Africa, with Maputo as its capital, home to about 35,631,653 people. Mozambique shares land borders with 6 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Maputo |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Mozambican metical (MZN MT) |
| Calling code | +258 |
| ISO codes | MZ / MOZ / 508 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇿 |
| Population | 35,631,653 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 801,590 km² |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Internet domain | .mz |
| Demonym | Mozambican |
Bordering countries
About Mozambique
Mozambique, officially Republic of Mozambique, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Maputo. It shares land borders with 6 countries. The official currency is the Mozambican metical (MT), using the code MZN.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Mozambique for Maputo’s own facts and history.
To call Mozambique from abroad, dial the country code +258. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes MZ (alpha-2) and MOZ (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 35,631,653.
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How Mozambique compares
- Area: 801,590 km², ranking 35 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 35,631,653, ranking 46 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 44 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 6, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.