<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Mozambique<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel between South Africa and Tanzania opposite the island of Madagascar
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 801,590 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 784,090 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly less than twice the size of California
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> total 4,571 km, Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 56%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 20%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 20%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 1,150 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> civil strife in the hinterlands has resulted in increased migration to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> severe drought and floods occur in central and southern provinces
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Endangered Species; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea