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Education

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	1.8 % of GNI	[152nd of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults	1.1	[98th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	799,431	[8th of 126]
Children out of school, primary (per capita)	40.391 per 1,000 people	[13th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female	468,380	[7th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, female (per capita)	23.665 per 1,000 people	[11th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male	331,051	[8th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, male (per capita)	16.726 per 1,000 people	[14th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years	[129th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5	[140th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5	[158th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	2,705,013	[47th of 189]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita)	0.145 per capita	[51st of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	498,839	[80th of 171]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita)	26.71 per 1,000 people	[151st of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	9,303	[99th of 150]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita)	0.531 per 1,000 people	[120th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level	44.65%	[154th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level	39.64%	[152nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level	44.18%	[89th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level	77%	[121st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men	81%	[110th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women	74%	[116th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	3.9%	[74th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	19.5%	[13th of 85]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	45.6%	[91st of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	48.6%	[77th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	42.2%	[79th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate	42	[115th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men	49	[109th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women	35	[111st of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	9.4%	[132nd of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	14.07 %	[20th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita	48.41 %	[2nd of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita	435.26 %	[3rd of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	43.3%	[162nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	39.2%	[154th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	70.856	[89th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment	0.85	[133rd of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment	0.69	[128th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment	0.49	[84th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate	21.3	[109th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group	150.34 %	[4th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group	160.85 %	[4th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group	155.61 %	[4th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	52.2%	[15th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men	36.6%	[19th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women	67.3%	[13th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+	5,656,600	[18th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita)	296.9 per 1,000 people	[15th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men	1,946,800	[21st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita)	102.182 per 1,000 people	[20th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women	3,704,300	[18th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita)	194.429 per 1,000 people	[12th of 138]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female	32.7%	[146th of 157]
Literacy > Male	63.5%	[137th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	47.8%	[145th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above	18.44 %	[116th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	49.3 %	[107th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	33.48 %	[111st of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24	31.67 %	[115th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	66.12 %	[107th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	48.8 %	[111st of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24	47%	[2nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men	59.5%	[2nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women	36.6%	[2nd of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population	49.61 %	[44th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population	49.4 %	[43rd of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population	49.82 %	[45th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort	58.37 %	[43rd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort	66 %	[38th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	62.42 %	[48th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group	34.6 %	[81st of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group	49.42 %	[79th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	42.02 %	[85th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years	7 years	[18th of 197]
Primary education, pupils	3,942,829	[18th of 176]
Primary education, pupils (per capita)	0.199 per capita	[6th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female	45.71 % female	[91st of 175]
Primary education, teachers	59,434	[25th of 159]
Primary education, teachers (per capita)	3.003 per 1,000 people	[72nd of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female	29.91 % female	[83rd of 153]
Primary school girls out of school	65%	[14th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level	1.6	[122nd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	6.4	[85th of 131]
Progression to secondary level	41	[87th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > %	53.18 %	[70th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > %	55.9 %	[64th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > %	51.29 %	[70th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	3.69 %	[46th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	19.47 %	[13th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	66.34	[5th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5	46.3	[105th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level	64	[3rd of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level	29	[16th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	45.8	[111st of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	84.59	[92nd of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	69.22	[85th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	81.85 %	[131st of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	47.89 %	[117th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment	10.38 %	[28th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment	10.17 %	[27th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment	10.56 %	[30th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level	23.6	[15th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level	27.1	[1st of 82]
School enrollment, primary > % gross	104.83 % gross	[51st of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net	78.7 % net	[65th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	96.06 % gross	[68th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	74.98 % net	[64th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	113.56 % gross	[32nd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	82.4 % net	[59th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	2.4 %	[60th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	13.53 % gross	[95th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net	7.12 % net	[70th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	11.06 % gross	[93rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net	6.27 % net	[69th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	15.99 % gross	[93rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	7.97 % net	[69th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	14.7 %	[34th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	1.19 % gross	[127th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	0.75 % gross	[117th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	1.63 % gross	[122nd of 137]
School life expectancy > Female	4.5 years	[90th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male	6.2 years	[90th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	8 years	[32nd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	7 years	[32nd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	9 years	[31st of 93]
School life expectancy > Total	5.4 years	[100th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > %	0.14 %	[39th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles	14	[124th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils	280,590	[57th of 183]
Secondary education, general pupils (per capita)	0.014 per 1,000 people	[100th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils	305,877	[53rd of 166]
Secondary education, pupils (per capita)	0.015 per capita	[88th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female	40.85 % female	[79th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers	9,509	[41st of 141]
Secondary education, teachers (per capita)	0.48 per 1,000 people	[72nd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female	17.77 % female	[58th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils	25,287	[31st of 163]
Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita)	1.278 per 1,000 people	[56th of 183]
Tertiary enrollment	0.6%	[149th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers	59.83 %	[50th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	67.4 %	[46th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	56.6 %	[46th of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.61	[2nd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls	both

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

Health

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	60	[160th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	60	[96th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	58	[162nd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	55	[165th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	78	[119th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	67	[18th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	26	[117th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	43	[120th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	68	[121st of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	41	[126th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	57	[125th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	81	[118th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	21	[113rd of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	12	[37th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	39	[56th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	69%	[83rd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	101.09 births	[30th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	54 %	[6th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	38.77 per 1,000 people	[26th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	47.7 %	[39th of 76]
Births with health staff	44%	[93rd of 116]
Children living with AIDS	80,000	[11th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	4.12222 per 1,000 people	[15th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	9%	[20th of 95]
Contraception	6%	[88th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	25.5 %	[10th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	89	[22nd of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	46.6 %	[5th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	57%	[123rd of 147]
Drug access	50%	[110th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	12.3 $	[174th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.26 %	[154th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.74 %	[114th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4 %	[153rd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	55.9 %	[5th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	39.3%	[10th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	60 %	[14th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.3 births per woman	[25th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	37.5	[175th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	36.3	[173rd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	36.9	[173rd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	12.2%	[9th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	110,000	[7th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	5,773.611 per million people	[10th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	1,300,000	[5th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	68.234 per 1,000 people	[7th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	13	[10th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	13	[10th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	418,000	[12th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.87 per 1,000 people	[128th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	72 %	[163rd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	77 %	[145th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	32 %	[147th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	19 %	[147th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	53 %	[146th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	43 %	[169th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	26 %	[172nd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	72 %	[170th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	447.31 per 100,000 people	[13th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	137.08	[3rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	104.97 deaths/1,000 live births	[6th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	110.67 deaths/1,000 live births	[9th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	107.84 deaths/1,000 live births	[7th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	33.47%	[28th of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	25,500,000 $	[9th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	6,399.7 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[16th of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	1,454.983 $ per 1,000 people	[26th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	40.44 years	[218th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	41.62 years	[216th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	41.04 years	[217th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	42.25 years	[176th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	41.39 years	[175th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	41.81 years	[174th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	46	[171st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	44	[168th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	45	[169th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	malaria and plague
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	18,115	[6th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	41 %	[3rd of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	23.7 %	[9th of 63]
Maternal mortality	1,100 per 100,000	[1st of 136]
Measles immunization	57	[147th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	58	[24th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are � exclusively breastfed 6 months	30	[63rd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	62	[62nd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	44	[16th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	26	[32nd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6	[59th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	71	[42nd of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	27	[28th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	36.5%	[178th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	38.5 %	[173rd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	36	[143rd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	50	[163rd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.03 per 1,000 people	[62nd of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	66 %	[2nd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	45 %	[12th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	84.5 %	[13th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0.6%	[90th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	16.11 %	[8th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	44 %	[13th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	29%	[125th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	208 per 1,000 people	[6th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	49.2%	[8th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	31%	[152nd of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	26.3%	[153rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	190 (est)
Spending > Per person	8	[125th of 133]
Spending > Private	0.7	[134th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.8%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	432	[81st of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	5.8%	[99th of 185]
Total fertility rate	5.6	[23rd of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	125	[45th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	48.75 %	[121st of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	84%	[98th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	76.66 %	[104th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	18.4 %	[5th of 13]
Water availability	11,814 cubic meters	[56th of 169]

SOURCES
UNICEF; Wikipedia: Abortion law ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; WHO 2002a; UNHDR; UNICEF; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy ; UNHDR; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; Wikipedia: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment ; The World Health Report 2001; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; ; World Health Organization

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

Sports

1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Position	11.
1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Bronze	1	[56th of 61]
1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population	15 949 000
1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population > /medal	15 949 000
1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Total	1	[61st of 79]
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Position	10.
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Position	20.
1999 World Championships in Athletics > Medals Table > Position	27
2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Gold	1	[38th of 51]
2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population	17 861 000
2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population > /medal	17 861 000
2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Total	1	[71st of 79]
2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Position	12.
2001 World Championships in Athletics > Medals Table > Position	20
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Position	10.
2003 World Championships in Athletics > Medals Table > Position	=.
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Place	8
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships > Medals table > Total	1	[20th of 31]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2002 Commonwealth Games > Gold	2	[26th of 38]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2006 Commonwealth Games > Gold	2	[27th of 38]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2006 Commonwealth Games > Silver	1	[41st of 41]
Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony Games > Pos	3	[7th of 10]
FIFA World Ranking > Men	333	[126th of 198]
FIFA World Ranking > Men (per capita)	17.159 per 1 million people	[153rd of 197]
FIFA World Ranking > Women	923	[114th of 117]
FIFA World Ranking > Women (per capita)	0.048 per 1,000 population	[87th of 116]
International Cricket Council members > Affiliate Members > Member Since	2003
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000	1	[45th of 48]
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000 (per capita)	0.052 per capita	[39th of 48]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000	1	[73rd of 75]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000 (per capita)	0.515 per 10 million people	[68th of 75]
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000	3	[64th of 79]
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 (per capita)	0.154583 per 1 million people	[65th of 79]
Summer olympic medals > All time	2	[92nd of 116]
Summer olympic medals > All time (per capita)	1.031 per 10 million people	[101st of 116]

SOURCES
Wikipedia: 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: 1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita ; Wikipedia: 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: 1999 World Championships in Athletics ; Wikipedia: 2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita ; Wikipedia: 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: 2001 World Championships in Athletics ; Wikipedia: 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: 2003 World Championships in Athletics ; Wikipedia: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships ; Wikipedia: All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games ; Wikipedia: Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony Games ; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Wikipedia: List of International Cricket Council members ; International Olympic Committee; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

Food

beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing	51.59 %	[10th of 103]
exports > % of merchandise exports	11.66 %	[55th of 156]
imports > % of merchandise imports	14.42 %	[30th of 155]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

Language

Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate

46.5

[162nd of 174]

SOURCES
Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

2) Religion

Catholic > Cardinal electors	0	[59th of 63]
Catholic > Cardinals	1	[55th of 65]
Catholic > Cardinals (per $ GDP)	0.603 per $14.1 billion	[9th of 64]
Catholic > Cardinals (per capita)	0.052 per 1 million population	[43rd of 65]
Catholic > Diocesan priests	155	[83rd of 143]
Catholic > Diocesan priests (per capita)	0.00798681 per 1,000 people	[101st of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses	12	[44th of 150]
Catholic > Dioceses (per capita)	0.000618334 per 1,000 people	[94th of 148]
Catholic > Parishes	280	[57th of 149]
Catholic > Parishes (per capita)	0.0144278 per 1,000 people	[91st of 147]
Catholic > Religious Priests	375	[45th of 148]
Catholic > Religious Priests (per capita)	0.0193229 per 1,000 people	[74th of 147]
Catholic > Total Priests	530	[61st of 149]
Catholic > Total Priests (per capita)	0.0273097 per 1,000 people	[92nd of 148]
Catholics	4,187,000	[43rd of 140]
Catholics as percentage	22.23	[70th of 150]
Islam > Percentage	20%	[58th of 164]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	20%	[61st of 168]
Islam > Population	3,881,340	[44th of 165]
Islam in Africa > Islamic population in Africa and population percentage > Population	20 %	[28th of 45]
Jehovahs Witnesses	41,563	[31st of 178]
Jehovahs Witnesses (per capita)	1.93554 per 1,000 people	[94th of 177]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	4,269,475	[28th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	22 %	[51st of 163]
Religions Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1%
Religions > All Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census)
Religions > Muslim	17.8 %	[54th of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	22.23 %	[74th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total	4,314,110	[44th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	194,275	[23rd of 232]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership (per capita)	100,105.632 per 10 million people	[57th of 222]

SOURCES
Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; Catholic Hierarchy.org; CIA World Factbook; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; Wikipedia: Islam in Africa ; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

3) Media

Average cost of local call	0.07	[82nd of 151]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports	30.2 %	[49th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	32.23 %	[51st of 155]
Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people	2.51 per 1,000 people	[79th of 89]
DVD region	5	[24th of 171]
E-Government rating	44	[67th of 182]
Fax machines	0.21 per 1,000 people	[90th of 103]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	40.04 per 1,000 people	[158th of 193]
HAM radio prefixes	C8A - C9Z
Households with television > %	6.21 %	[130th of 160]
International dialling code	258
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	330,696,400 min.	[42nd of 164]
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita)	17.025 min. per capita	[58th of 185]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$	14,000,000 $	[74th of 101]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	2.11 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[69th of 130]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	0.707 $ per capita	[78th of 132]
Mobile phone subscribers	1,220,000	[92nd of 198]
Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)	61.64 per 1 million people	[139th of 201]
Newspaper circulation	43,099	[39th of 51]
Newspaper circulation (per capita)	2.2208 per 1,000 people	[47th of 51]
Newspapers	12	[37th of 67]
Newspapers (per capita)	0.618334 per 1 million people	[57th of 67]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	43,000	[71st of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita)	2.508 per 1,000 people	[80th of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	206,000	[34th of 46]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily (per capita)	12.017 per 1,000 people	[42nd of 46]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals	83,000	[21st of 26]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals (per capita)	4.842 per 1,000 people	[23rd of 26]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	12	[53rd of 106]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita)	0.7 per million people	[78th of 104]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	40	[37th of 69]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily (per capita)	2.333 per million people	[42nd of 68]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals	32	[33rd of 40]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals (per capita)	1.867 per million people	[33rd of 40]
Number of PCs	112	[115th of 169]
Number of PCs (per $ GDP)	0.048 per $10 million of GDP	[114th of 144]
Number of PCs (per capita)	0.058 per 10,000 people	[147th of 169]
Personal computers	112,000	[109th of 164]
Personal computers (per capita)	5.766 per 1 million people	[139th of 171]
Phone subscribers	12.85	[161st of 178]
Population covered by mobile telephony > %	95 %	[69th of 108]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	10.33 $/month	[98th of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	17.57 $/month	[36th of 151]
Radio broadcast stations AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11
Radio receivers	730,000	[122nd of 188]
Radio receivers (per capita)	0.044 per capita	[177th of 182]
Radios	730,000	[123rd of 221]
Radios (per capita)	37.6153 per 1,000 people	[206th of 212]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	19.06 %	[34th of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU	445423000000
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	1.75 % GDP	[123rd of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU	2336530000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.17 $	[67th of 142]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)	197.888 $ per $1 trillion of GD	[36th of 174]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)	60.235 $ per 1 million people	[79th of 178]
Telephone employees, total	1,982	[72nd of 194]
Telephone employees, total (per capita)	0.102 per 1,000 people	[90th of 202]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines	66 per 100 mainlines	[7th of 134]
Telephone mainlines	69,676	[138th of 202]
Telephone mainlines (per capita)	3.587 per 1,000 people	[168th of 203]
Telephone subscribers	777,676	[112nd of 199]
Telephone subscribers (per capita)	0.041 per 1,000 people	[158th of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee	392.37	[54th of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic the telecommunications sector is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges; stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala
Telephone system > General assessment fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons
Telephone system > International country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Telephone system > Regulation	1992
Telephones > Main lines in use	67,000	[122nd of 174]
Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita)	3.326 per 1,000 people	[144th of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular	3,300,000	[82nd of 186]
Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita)	157.853 per 1,000 people	[139th of 185]
Television broadcast stations	1	[27th of 89]
Television broadcast stations (per capita)	0.055 per million people	[37th of 67]
Television receivers	90,000	[134th of 185]
Television receivers (per capita)	5.374 per 1,000 people	[165th of 179]
Television standard > VHF	PAL B
Televisions	67,600	[144th of 215]
Televisions (per capita)	3.48328 per 1,000 people	[202nd of 209]
Website defacements	2	[105th of 129]
Website defacements (per capita)	0.103056 per 1 million people	[119th of 124]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Amazon.com; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); The Information for Development Program; hamcity.com; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ITU; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; Tenlab May 2002; attrition.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

Internet

Country code	.mz
Hosts	22,532	[90th of 228]
Hosts (per capita)	1,058.601 per million people	[143rd of 222]
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	18.5 Mbps	[100th of 167]
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per $ GDP)	3.863 Mbps per $1 trillion of	[119th of 184]
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per capita)	0.971 Mbps per 1 billion peop	[137th of 188]
Internet Service Providers	11	[81st of 229]
Internet Service Providers (per capita)	0.000566806 per 1,000 people	[146th of 215]
ISP	11	[5th of 162]
ISP (per capita)	588.977 per billion people	[13th of 127]
Livejournal users	52	[155th of 226]
Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	32.87 $/month	[50th of 180]
Secure Internet servers	4	[138th of 183]
Secure Internet servers (per capita)	0.152 per 1 million people	[166th of 189]
TLD	.mz
Users	200,000	[111st of 190]
Users (per capita)	9.567 per 1,000 people	[145th of 184]

SOURCES
IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; LiveJournal

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Republica de Mocambique, Mocambique

4) Tourist

Travel

Right Now

Often described as one of Africa’s last frontiers, Mozambique, a large country in the southeastern part of the continent, is among the most variegated places in the world. Geographically, it has a rugged, underdeveloped north, a hiker’s paradise, along with an extensive coastline with innumerable opportunities for swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving. The population is just as diverse, reflecting the indigenous African tribes who first settled there, the Arab seafarers who traded along the coast for centuries, and, finally, the Portuguese colonists who ruled until 1975. Despite the many setbacks that have plagued the country since then, including civil war, floods, and drought, Mozambique is starting to bounce back and is slowly gaining a well-deserved reputation as a country that promises as much adventure as relaxation.

The Top 10
What to Do in Mozambique

1. Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
A massive swath of land that comprises national parks in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe and allows visitors to cross the borders freely within the park, Limpopo is home to nearly 150 kinds of mammals, including elephants, giraffes, and buffalo.

2. Gorongosa National Park
This once legendary park in northern Mozambique was nearly destroyed during the country’s civil war. Now newly refurbished, it’s returning to its former preeminence and is worth a visit to check out impalas, warthogs, unusual birds, and more.

3. Local Fare
In Maputo, feast on some of the ultrafresh seafood caught off Mozambique’s 2,500-kilometer-long coastline; the grilled prawns and octopus are especially good.

4. Montes Chimanimani
Along the Zimbabwe border, this mountain range, thick with pine and mahogany trees and scores of medicinal plants, is ideal for rugged, off-the-beaten-path hiking and camping.

5. Ilha de Moçambique
This tiny island off Mozambique’s northern coast was once an important Arab trading port; today its historic, colonial-era buildings and diverse population, with strong Islamic and African ties, makes it a fascinating place to explore.

6. Archipelago das Quirimbas
These 32 islands off the town of Pemba, which can be reached by motorboat, offer white-sand beaches, snorkeling among coral reefs, and sightings of humpback whales.

7. Ponta de Ouro
Just miles from the South African border in southern Mozambique, this quaint town boasts some of the country’s loveliest beaches and opportunities to scuba dive among dolphins.

8. Lago Niassa
A giant, incredibly clear lake that borders Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania, Niassa (also known as Lake Malawi) is thought to contain a greater number of fish than any other lake in the world.

9. Angoche
A quiet, historic town in the northern part of the country that still bears the influence of precolonial Swahili and Arab traders, Angoche is worth a quick trip for a look back in time.

10. Manica
Once an important gold trading area, this picturesque town in central Mozambique is now known for its thousand-year-old Chinamapere rock paintings, which are considered sacred by local residents.

When to Go

The best time to visit Mozambique is between May and October, when it’s pleasantly sunny and dry and temperatures average 66 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celcius.) The country’s rainy season generally lasts from October to April, with temperatures jumping up to the 80s (20s.) Overall, the southern part of the country is cooler and drier than the north.

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