Geography

The backyard to the Indian Ocean... Mozambique is a southeast African Country bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland, South Africa to the southwest. With the total area of 801,590 km2, making it the world's 35th-largest country in the world. Mozambique has five principal rivers, including the Zam...

Mozambique History

The age to understand and progress has dawn upon us... The origin of the name "Mozambique" is not certain, but it is believed to have come from the name of a Muslim leader called "Musa al Bique" that lived in the Island of Mozambique, where Vasco da Gama in 1498 ancored his ship. Soon the area became a trading and resting post, bringing great benefits and riches to the Portuguese through the ...

Climate

Savour and feel a piece of authentic Africa... Mozambique has a tropical climate, its two seasons being divided into a wet or summer season that runs approximately from October to March; and a dry or winter season from April to September. However its temperature is hardly affected through out the year, with its daytime temperatures ranging between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.


Culture

It is worth exploring and falling in love with... After the suppression of its culture during colonialism, the Mozambican cultural renaissance came to flourish during the anti South African apartheid system fight. The Cultural renaissance did not come from the government or academics but from the population, even after all the storms that this land has endured its people are full of passion,...

Society

Their eyes, their smile, their hands... See the hardship, experience their warmth... The Mozambican population have its origins from three different continents, Africa, Europe and Asia; this multiethnic society is composed by approximately 20 million people. The 16 ethnic groups constitute 99.66% of the population, the prominent group on the northern side of the country are the Macua; the Za...

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