An Introduction to Mozambique
Officially the Republic of Mozambique, this country has been inhabited by people since at least the first century. The area was first explored by Europeans in 1498 by Vasco de Gama (a visit that is mentioned in the Portuguese national epic The Lusiads), eventually becoming a Portuguese colony in 1505. See full country profile.Latest Research News from Africa
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GOVERNMENT: Republic
AREA: 799,380 sq km
POPULATION: 22,948,858 (estimates take in to account the excess mortality due to the effect of AIDS)
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Swahili, Portuguese
Some business and general info
The Market Research Industry
Trade and Industry in Mozambique
I like to spend some time in Mozambique
The sunny sky is aqua blue
And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek
It's very nice to stay a week or two...
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Officially the Republic of Mozambique, this country has been inhabited by people since at least the first century. The area was first explored by Europeans in 1498 by Vasco de Gama (a visit that is mentioned in the Portuguese national epic The Lusiads), eventually becoming a Portuguese colony in 1505.
470 years later, in 1975, Mozambique became an independent nation, becoming the People's Republic of Mozambique shortly after that. Civil war tore through the country for fifteen years (1977 to 1982 - between the anti-Communist rebel militia and the Marxist FRELIMO regime), displacing millions of refugee Mozambicans to surrounding nations. However, by 1993, 1.5 million of those displaced had returned to Mozambique as part of the largest repatriation witnessed in Sub-Saharan Africa.Since 2001 Mozambique is one of the world's top ten for annual average GDP growth.
GDP: $22.19 billion (2010 est.) - $1,000 per capita (2010 est.)
Religions Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZN) GBP1 = 40.89 MZN
Telephone Code: +258
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The Sadec Region (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia) MR industry turned over $9m USD in 2009 - a growth of 0.7% on 2008 (The industry in the region has grown by a steady $1m USD a year since 2005 (2005 - $5m USD, 2006 $6m USD, 2007 $7m USD, 2008 $8m USD)
Source: ESOMAR
Given an environment that is rich with extensive natural resources, Mozambique's economy is regarded as being one that is full of potential. Currently, the economy is based around agriculture, accounting for 25% of GDP and employing 80% of the country's population.
The government has taken steps to make Mozambique as attractive as possible to foreign direct investment, upon which it is heavily dependent. South Africa is Mozambique's main trading partner and source of FDI. Belgium, Spain, and Portuga' are also among the country's most important partners. Mozambique is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and an observer of the Francophonie.
In 2010, Mozambique exported approximately two and a half billion dollars' worth of goods - mainly materials such as aluminium and timber and foodstuffs such as prawns and cashew nuts. Nearly 60% of these exports were sent to the Netherlands and South Africa. Mozambique also trades with India and China.
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