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 Zambezi River which is its largest and the most important´, contains three lakes: Lake Niassa or Malawi, Lake Chiuta and Lake Shirwa, all of which are in the North of the country. The major cities in Mozambique are Maputo, Beira, Nampula, Tete, Quelimane, Chimoio, Pemba, Inhambane, Xai-Xai , Vilanculos and Lichinga.