MOZAMBIQUE

Demographics:Capital: Maputo

Total Land Area: 801,590 km2 

Population: 23,929,708(2011 est.)Net migration rate: -2.13 migrant(s)/1,000(2012 est.)

Official Language: PortugueseLife expectancy: male: 51.26 years 

         female: 52.8 years (2012 est.)Literacy Rate: total population: 56.1% 

             male: 70.8%                        female: 42.8% (2010 est.)

Religion: Christians 56.1%; Muslims 17.9%; 7.3% Others; 18.7% None

The Politics of Mozambique

Government: Presidential Representative Democratic Republic

Two Major Political Parties:1. FRELIMO Party- Frente de Libertação 

de Moçambique2. RENAMO Party- Mozambican National 

Resistance

The Executive Branch

PRESIDENT Aramando Guebuza

Functions: • Head of the State • Head of the Government• Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

• A symbol of national unity

• Elected every five years for a maximum of two terms

PRIME MINISTER Alberto Vaquina

Functions: • Convening and chairing the Council of Ministers (cabinet)

•  Advising the President • Assisting the President in governing the country

• Coordinating the functions of the other Ministers

The Legislative Branch

ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLICPresident: Eduardo Joaquim Mulembwe

Secretary General: Carlos Manuel

Speaker of the Assembly: Macamo Veronica Nataniel

• 250 members who are directly elected through a system of Party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.

• Parties must receive at least five percent of the vote 

nationally to gain parliamentary 

representation. 

Currently only three parties are represented in the Parliament:  FRELIMO,  RENAMO  and  Democratic Movement of Mozambique

The Judicial Branch

The judiciary comprises a Supreme Court and 

provincial, district, and municipal courts.

The Economy of Mozambique

Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZN)

Minimum legal salary: US$60GDP : total: $26.257 Billion (2012 est.) 

    per capita: $1,169 GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 31.8% 

  industry: 24.6%                                                            services: 43.6% (2012 est.)Budget: revenues: $4.37 Billion 

        expenditure: $5.324 BillionBudget Surplus (+) or deficit (-): -6.5% of GDP

Inflation: 3.5% (2012 est.)

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

cotton,  cashew  nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca),  corn, coconuts,  sisal,  citrus and  tropical  fruits, potatoes,  sunflowers; beef, poultry

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

aluminum,  petroleum products,  chemicals (fertilizer,  soap, paints),  textiles, cement,  glass, asbestos,  tobacco, food, beverages

EXPORTS$3.516 billion (2012 est.) 

Commodities: aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricityPartners: (2011 est.)                                                    South Africa 28.9%                                                                                        Belgium 15.1%                                                                             Italy 11.8%                                                                                Spain 8.5%                                                                        China 6.6%

IMPORTS$5.373 billion (2012 est.) 

Commodities: machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textilesPartners: (2011 est.)South Africa 35.4% China 10.2%India 8.4%US 6.6%Australia 6.1%Portugal 4.4%

• In 2000 and 2001 Mozambique was hit by floods which affected about a quarter of the population and destroyed much of its infrastructure.

• In 2002 a severe drought hit many central and southern parts 

of the country, including previously flood-stricken areas.

• The devastating floods slowed GDP growth to 2.1% but a full recovery was achieved with growth of 14.8%.

• In 2012, large natural gas reserves were discovered in Mozambique, revenues from 

which might dramatically change the economy.

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