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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,571 km, Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km Coastline: 2,470 km
PeoplePopulation: 18,115,250 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.87% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 44.6 births/1,000 population Death rate: 15.94 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 126 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.19 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: indigenous tribal groups, Europeans about 10,000, Euro-Africans 35,000, Indians 15,000 Religions: indigenous beliefs 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10% Languages: Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Maputo Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal) Constitution: 30 November 1990
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.6 billion National product real growth rate: 5.8% National product per capita: $610 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 50% Unemployment rate: 50%
Electricity:
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| Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium. |