Location:
Southern
Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between
South Africa and
Tanzania
Geographic coordinates:
18 15 S, 35 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total:
801,590 sq km
land:
784,090 sq km
water:
17,500 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of California
Land boundaries:
total:
4,571 km
border countries:
Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
Coastline:
2,470 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate:
tropical to subtropical
Terrain:
mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Monte Binga 2,436 m
Natural resources:
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower
Land use:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
56%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
1,180 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
severe droughts and floods occur in central and southern provinces; devastating cyclones
Environment - current issues:
a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
- See also : Mozambique
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