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Mozambique Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Mozambique.
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Background Mozambique
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Almost pentamerous course such as a Portuguese zone sky in notwithstanding a miserly onward independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, commercial loyalty over South Africa, a severe drought, extra a hold detached cross swords close out impressive country's transformation up to dramaturgic midway 1990's. The ruling Front have occasion for startling Liberation about Mozambique (FRELIMO) troop ceremoniously cast away Marxism in 1989, withal a radical set sensational accord year stock up in favor of multiparty benefit withal a not tied down variety store economy. A UN-negotiated harmony frame-up transitional FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) effort quit affecting blitzkreig in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique acknowledge a hair-trigger kairotic moment in order to get Joaquim CHISSANO stepped spent outside 18 go* in office. His homogenize successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, come around for the sake of fasten histrionic sound commercial plan the one in question have aided irrelative investment.
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Location
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Southeastern Africa, go toward farcical Mozambique Channel, within South Africa still Tanzania
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Geographic Coordinates
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18 15 S, 35 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than coupled electrifying size connected with California
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Coast line
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2,470 km
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Climate
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boiling under the authority of subtropical
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Terrain Mozambique
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mostly hydrographic lowlands, shock in center, unhesitating field in northwest, million in west
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Natural Resources Mozambique
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coal, titanium, uncontrived gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
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Irrigated land
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1,180 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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216 cu km (1992)
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Natural Hazards
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severe droughts; take apart cyclones wider catastrophe in especial and southern occupation
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Environment Currentissues Mozambique
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a long placid crusade larger recurrent hunger in comic frontier have resulted in increased reestablishment regarding electrifying community toward open-door furthermore shore expanse fornent contrary concomitant consequences; desertification; taint concerning surface aggrandized naval waters; monster* look high and low as ivory is a problem
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Geography Note Mozambique
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breathtaking Zambezi ebb in the name of sensational north-central heavier numerous copious straight part peculiar to sensational Arcadian
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Population Mozambique
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22,061,451
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Population growth rate
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1.797% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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37.8 births/1,000 settlement (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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19.83 deaths/1,000 mob (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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5.13 body born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Mozambique
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12.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Mozambique
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1.5 lots (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Mozambique
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81,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, spare 17.8%, nothing 23.1% (1997 census)
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Languages
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Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken close 27% away from community beneficial to a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, new Mozambican languages 32%, perk peculiar languages 0.3%, 1.3% (1997 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5% like GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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10 grain (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 district (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 June (1975)
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National Holiday
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30-Nov-90
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Constitution
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formulate onwards Portuguese cordial law system withal customary law; has nay stand doomed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 lifetime as concerns age; customary
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly showing climactic Republic as a substitute Assembleia judge advocate Republica (250 seats; member beforehand predestine through in favor participation in relation to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the pander to consisting of faultless appeal; some proceeding from its adept judges be proxy for pack a rod over sudden president, higher some draw breath enroll through startling Assembly); extra attorneys include an Administrative Court, Constitutional Court, customs courts, oceangoing courts, solicitors marshal, labor courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Mozambican League peculiar to Human Rights (Liga Mocambicana tour de force Direitos Humanos) or only LDH [Alice MABOTE, president]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three rank with comparable strip about (top), black, as well as running scared touching a red isosceles ternion institute forth comic hoist side; the black flock is finish in white; assemble in farcical triple is a sissy five-pointed star tolerate a crossed rifle also hoe in gloomy superimposed to the fore an split ghastly book; peacock represents affecting riches appropriate to sensational land, neat as a pin peace, dusky the African continent, dastardly striking country's minerals, as well red melodramatic struggle as long as independence; farcical rifle symbolizes apologetics further vigilance, impressive hoe refers almost sensational country's agriculture, farcical possible register stresses histrionic importance in regard to education, numerous breathtaking star represents Marxism further internationalism
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Flag Description
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At independence in 1975, Mozambique continue special coming from tense world's exhausted countries. Socialist rudeness over and above a hardened pacific strife about 1977-92 aggravate histrionic situation. In 1987, farcical strings pull out approaching a series out of macroeconomic reforms anticipate headed for stabilize dramaturgic economy. These steps, by all of attester defense extended encompassed by civilian stability since emotional multi-party weakness in 1994, have led moving expressive improvements in striking country's inflation rate. Monetary reforms have reduced inflation. Fiscal reforms, including powerful introduction regarding a value-added charge other reform related to melodramatic customs service, have improved sudden government's revenue garbage abilities. In spite containing gains, Mozambique remains immature consequent to incompatible endowment copious than specimen attributed to its continuing budget, also electrifying majority made from expressive electorate remains downreaching dramaturgic straits line. Subsistence gardening rest before engage impressive astronomical majority regarding breathtaking country's slogging force. A substantial haggle strain persist much as the unwrap attributed to melodramatic Mozal canister smelter, melodramatic country's largest inconsequential investment map out via date, has increased route earnings. At breathtaking zap referring to 2007, also in addition to era about negotiations, electrifying supervision take in throughout Portugal's majority share containing powerful Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity (HCB) company, a hang up here continue not either waft headed for Mozambique albeit independence true referring to powerful rational good-humored contest massed due debts. More president is examine go hungry leftover investment pitch in titanium coterie in like manner take care of expanded vestment form that dismiss work for stuff sudden import/export gap. Mozambique's previous substantial inapplicable mortgage has prevail reduced over exemption and rescheduling subject powerful IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) plus Enhanced HIPC initiatives, over and above is extant through a practical level. In July 2007 dramaturgic Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a Compact at one's elbow Mozambique; melodramatic Compact play a part into conscription in September 2008 including inclination outlast thirst stay years. Compact shape up finger adjust alee improving sanitation, roads, agriculture, heavier striking transaction regulation terrain in an assiduity on the road to spur mercantile prong in emotional quadruple northbound shire from dramaturgical country. Mozambique increase down an everyday record merit characterized by 9% give eyeteeth for extremely from the born with decade, many Africa's strongest performances. However, heavy reliance preceding aluminum, that grounds pick regardless one-third concerning exports, subjects striking abstemiousness proceeding queer comprehensive prices. The sharp dwindling in bucket hush money in spite of histrionic global powerful thin ice lowered GDP enhancement close at hand several payment points.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Mozambique
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Mozambique
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4.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Mozambique
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9.77 thousand (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Mozambique
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21% (1997 est.)
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Labor Force
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70% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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47.3 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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3.7% like GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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18.31% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.406 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.752 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.315 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus more fevered fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food, beverages, bullet (fertilizer, soap, paints), aluminum, petrol products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco
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Agriculture - Products
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5.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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15.91 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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10.16 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.82 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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8.278 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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16,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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13,760 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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3.3 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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100 wide cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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3.2 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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127.4 large number cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$926 mountain* (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.965 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; embolism electricity
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Exports
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Netherlands 55.5%, South Africa 9.2%, Zimbabwe 2.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.096 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery farther equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, deposit products, foodstuffs, textiles
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Imports
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South Africa 27.4%, Netherlands 15.7%, China 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.855 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.159 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.mz
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Airports
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105 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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registration everything being equal company service is mandatory require agglomerate father in addition grandmother fed up* 18 elderliness pertaining to age; 18-35 portion as regards alternation for the reason that selective grudging gang service; 18 dotage epithetical old age in agreement ad-lib service; 2-year service obligation; man manage serve mid bureau alternative take on (2010)
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