Editing Geography of Mozambique (section)

== Facts ==
; Area:
:*Total: {{convert|801,590|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
:**''country rank in the world:'' 35th
:* Land: 786,380 km²
:*Water: 13,000 km²

; Area comparative
:* Australia comparative: approximately the size of [[New South Wales]]
:* Canada comparative: slightly less than twice the size of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
:* United States comparative: slightly less than three times the size of [[Colorado]]
:* [[European Union|EU]] comparative: slightly less than {{sfrac|3|5}} larger than [[Spain]]

'''Capital'''
*[[Maputo]] (Lourenço Marques)

'''Major Cities'''
*[[Matola]]
*[[Nampula]]
*[[Beira, Mozambique|Beira]]
*[[Chimoio]]
*[[Nacala]]
*[[Quelimane]]
*[[Tete, Mozambique|Tete]]
*[[Lichinga]]
*[[Pemba, Mozambique|Pemba]] (Porto Amelia)

'''Other Cities'''
*[[Angoche]] (António Enes)

'''Land boundaries:'''
''total:'' 4,571 km
<br>''border countries:''
[[Malawi]] 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, [[Eswatini]] 105&nbsp;km, [[Tanzania]] 756&nbsp;km, [[Zambia]] 419&nbsp;km, [[Zimbabwe]] 1,231&nbsp;km

'''Coastline:'''
2,470 km

'''Maritime claims:'''
<br>''territorial sea:''
{{convert|12|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}}
<br>''[[exclusive economic zone]]:''
{{convert|578,986|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|200|nmi|km|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}

'''Elevation extremes:'''
<br>''lowest point:''
Indian Ocean 0 m
<br>''highest point:''
[[Monte Binga]] 2 436 m

'''Natural resources:'''
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite

'''Land use:'''
<br>''arable land:''
6.51% (2011), 5.43% (2005 est.), 3.98% (1998 est.)
<br>''permanent crops:''
0.25% (2011), 0.29% (2005 est.), 0.29% (1998 est.)
<br>''other:''
93.24% (2011), 94.28% (2005 est.), 95.73% (1998 est.)

'''Irrigated land:'''
{{convert|1181|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (2003)

'''Total renewable water resources:'''
217.1 km<sup>3</sup> (2011)

'''Natural hazards:'''
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods occur in central and southern provinces

{{anchor|Environmental issues}}'''Environment — current issues:'''
a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased [[human migration|migration]] of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; [[desertification]]; [[water pollution|pollution]] of surface and coastal waters; [[elephant]] [[poaching]] for [[ivory]] is a problem

'''Environment — international agreements:'''
<br>''party to:''
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

'''Ecoregions'''
* [[Eastern miombo woodlands]]
* [[Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest–grassland mosaic]]
* [[Maputaland coastal forest mosaic]]
* [[Southern miombo woodlands]]
* [[Southern Rift montane forest–grassland mosaic]]
* [[Southern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic]]
* [[Zambezian coastal flooded savanna]]
* [[Zambezian flooded grasslands]]
* [[Zambezian halophytics]]
* [[Zambezian and mopane woodlands]]
* [[East African mangroves]]