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Offical name
Republic of Mozambique
Capital
Maputo
Government type
republic
Language
Portuguese, other dialects
Area
801,590 sq km
Population
19,686,505 ( 2006 est.)
Currency
metical (MZM)
Religion
Catholic, Muslim, Zionist Christian
Time zone
GMT/UTC +2 ()
Country dialing code
258
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The Republic of Mozambique is bounded on the Indian Ocean on the east side of country. Since the area bounded on the ocean is wide, there are rich in shrimp and lobster. Also, there are a lot of unpolluted beautiful oceans. Especially, the Wimbe Beach nearby Pemba a port town in the north is famous for the water sports such as the snorkeling and diving. The capital of this country is the Maputo. After this country was independent from the Portugal in 1975 and before it renames, it was called the Lourenco Marques. The Gustav Eiffel who designed the Eiffel Towel in France built the central station in this city in 1910. This station is one of the most beautiful stations in the world. Besides, the revolution museum, natural history museum, and art museum are located in this city. The Mozambique is proud of superb art level. Especially, the painter Malangtana Valente Ngwenya is famous around the world.
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