Mozambique is located in Southern Africa , Northeast of South Africa with the island nation of Madagascar off the coast to the east . Mozambiques exact location is -18.83 south and 34.82 east and you will find yourself along side a major highway in this small southern African nation.

The capital of Mozambique is Maputo a large port city along the countries coast. The city has its own natural harbor called "Maputo bay" the exact location of the capital is -26 south and 32.57 east . If you were right there you would be on the main terminal of the cities largest airport.

Yes Mozambique has a few large scale lakes inland of this nation. Such as a large tourist location and largest lake in Mozambique Lake Malawi

Lake Malawi has many infers breeds of fish one of the major one is Cichlids they dominate the population of Lake Malawi

The majority of people in Mozambique are Christian (56.1%) with a large non-religious population also (18.7%) with also a smaller Muslim population (17.9%)

A mosque and a church both located in the major port and capital city of Maputo

A major national holiday is their Indepndece Day on June 25 this year they will be celebrating 40 years of independence from Portugal after 470 years of imperial rule.

With Christianity being a major religion in the nation Christmas is celebrated by almost 60% of the population

With Islam making up a sizable part of the population at almost 20% Ramadan is a major holiday that last a month that involves fasting and giving of zakat or charity during this time.

There are many ethnic groups but one of the largest resides mostly in the north most parts of the nation.

A young makua women her Tribe inhabits the central part of the nation

Mozambique has major stores of untaped virgin soil perfect for farming allowing for massive amounts of food to be grown

Mozambique is also planning expansions of their energy industries

Another large industry is the tourist hunting industry where guides lead tourist on hunting trips to bag big game.

Many crops are grown in Mozambique such as corn and a local special crop called cassava they grow any and all types of Fruits and vegetables

There are many fields of employment but some of the major ones are Agricultural, Construciton , And many government jobs

A car assembly plant being opened by a Chinese company in Mozambique

Mozambique is home to many endanger species such as, the Black rhinoceros, Vincent's bush squirrel, and my favorite the "encephalartos chimanimaniesis"

There is very little government funded schooling and most schools if they are not outdoor are single room open air classrooms.

Better schools being built for children

Mozambique literacy rating is very low in comparison to western nations at only 50.54%

Mozambiques total population is 25.8 million their population density is 35.5 people per square kilometer

Mozambique has a area of 309,496 square miles.

Mozambiques GDP per capita is 605.03$

Average life expectancy in Mozambique for males is 53 and women is 56

Mozambique is located in the tropical climate zone

Mozambique exports lard quantitys of fruits and vegetables one major one is their banana crop.

This flag shares many similarities with other southern African nations also has many elements common on Soviet aligned nations of the Cold War such as the Kalashnikov on the flag a major symbol of their war for independence and the hoe too symbolize the farmers and the book, the students.

This nations independence was gained after a civil war fight during the 60s-70s the war was fought against the Portuguese army

The 3 major forms of of transit in Mozambique are walking and bicycle for the non wealthy and if your lucky you have a car too travel on the nations highway system

A short clip of what driving in the capital of Maputo is like

A good example that explains Mozambique situation is farming the industry is changing from mostly old hand techniques too using tractors and other farm equipment such as western world is doing.

A 60 day truce has been extended between the two groups fighting in Mozambique over election results

Fighting that has been ceased by the 60 day truce.

Man arrested in Maputo airport carrying 17kg of gold bars he was in transit to Dubai.

The only ferry that bring people across Maputo bay has broken down stranding people that need to get into the city.

Oil has been uncovered of the coast of the nations within its own waters

Mozambique has a large tourist economy because of its beautiful beaches

Also along the nations coast many resorts have been built for these tourists

Photos of some resorts for tourists

There are also many sights too see inside the country such as Maputo

There is also a large fishing tourism because of the nations wonderful waterways and costal locals