Mozambique is a country in Africa, in East Africa, with about 35.6 million people (2025) and an area of 799,380 square kilometres. Its capital is Maputo, and it shares land borders with 6 countries.
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A country shaped like a coastline
Mozambique runs more than 2,400 kilometers along the Indian Ocean shore of southeastern Africa, from Tanzania in the north to South Africa in the south. Across the Mozambique Channel lies Madagascar. The land divides in two: coastal plain south and east, plateaus and mountains west and north. The Zambezi crosses the midsection and empties through a vast delta. Natural harbors, coral reefs, and mangroves made that coast a node in Indian Ocean trade for centuries before the Portuguese arrived in the late fifteenth century.
More on Mozambique Channel
Roughly 400 kilometers wide at its narrowest. It carries shipping between the Indian Ocean and the southern tip of Africa, a strategic maritime corridor for oil tankers and cargo vessels serving southern African trade.
7 more lenses on Mozambique in the app
STORY A Portuguese colony that became an African front line
NOW The gas project restarted after four frozen years
NOW One of the great restoration experiments on Earth
THREAD Southern Africa's corridor to the sea
STORY Art carved from the hardest wood in Africa
PLACE Where three climate zones meet the Indian Ocean
NOW Two billion dollars borrowed in the country's name
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Common questions
What is the capital of Mozambique?
The capital of Mozambique is Maputo. Maputo lies at about 26.0 degrees south and 32.6 degrees east. Mozambique is in Africa, in the region often called East Africa. It is home to about 35.6 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Mozambique?
About 35.6 million people live in Mozambique, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 46th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 799,380 square kilometres, that is about 45 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Mozambique?
Mozambique shares land borders with 6 countries: Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The map on this page outlines each of them around Mozambique. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake.
How big is Mozambique?
Mozambique covers 799,380 square kilometres, or about 308,642 square miles. That makes it the 34th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 35.6 million gives a density of 45 people per square kilometre.
Mozambique is a country in Africa, in East Africa, with about 35.6 million people (2025) and an area of 799,380 square kilometres. Its capital is Maputo, and it shares land borders with 6 countries.
Capital
Maputo
Continent
Africa
Region
East Africa
Population
35,631,653 2025, World Bank. 46th of 195.
Area
799,380 km² (308,642 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 34th largest of 195.
Population density
45 people per km²
Land neighbours
6: Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Official name
Republic of Mozambique
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
A country shaped like a coastline
Mozambique runs more than 2,400 kilometers along the Indian Ocean shore of southeastern Africa, from Tanzania in the north to South Africa in the south. Across the Mozambique Channel lies Madagascar. The land divides in two: coastal plain south and east, plateaus and mountains west and north. The Zambezi crosses the midsection and empties through a vast delta. Natural harbors, coral reefs, and mangroves made that coast a node in Indian Ocean trade for centuries before the Portuguese arrived in the late fifteenth century.
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EswatiniMbabane and Lobamba
MalawiLilongwe
South AfricaPretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
TanzaniaDodoma
ZambiaLusaka
ZimbabweHarare