Mozambique: flag, capital & map
Get to know Mozambique, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 35,631,653
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Portuguese
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Mozambican Metical (MZN)
Mozambique is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Maputo.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Mozambique
The flag of Mozambique is composed of three equal horizontal bands of teal, black with white top and bottom edges, and yellow. A red isosceles triangle spanning about two-fifth the width of the field is superimposed on the hoist side with its base on the hoist end. This triangle bears a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book which is superimposed on a five-pointed yellow star.
Where it is
Mozambique is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Mozambique has a recorded area of 801,590 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 3 by area, from largest to smallest. Tanzania is immediately above it in that ordering, at 947,303 km². Zambia is immediately below it, at 752,612 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 35,631,653 people for Mozambique in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 44 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Portuguese. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Mozambican Metical (MZN). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Mozambique?
Reveal answer
Maputo. Mozambique is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Maputo.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Mozambique?
Reveal answer
The flag of Mozambique is composed of three equal horizontal bands of teal, black with white top and bottom edges, and yellow. A red isosceles triangle spanning about two-fifth the width of the field is superimposed on the hoist side with its base on the hoist end. This triangle bears a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book which is superimposed on a five-pointed yellow star.
Which land neighbours of Mozambique are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The source classifies Mozambique as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Mozambique?
Reveal answer
Portuguese. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Mozambique.
Which currency codes are listed for Mozambique?
Reveal answer
Mozambican Metical (MZN). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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