Middle East / Africa
Country profile: Mozambique
| Location: | Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania |
| Climate: | tropical to subtropical |
| Terrain: | mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west |
| Size: | 801590 sq. km total (Land area: 784090 sq. km Water area: 17500 sq.km) |
| Population: | 21,284,701 |
| Languages: | Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census) |
| Government: | republic |
| Capital city: | Maputo |
| Legal system: | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | metical (MZM) |
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Country profile
The Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), which evolved into the Southern African Development Community (SADC) , has been in existence since 1980. The original nine member-countries were Angola , Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Africa joined SADC in 1994 followed by Mauritius (1995), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, 1997).
In 2005, SADC granted Madagascar membership. In addition to belonging to SADC, Angola, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe are members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990's. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy.
A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. Mozambique has seen very strong economic growth since the end of the civil war largely due to post-conflict reconstruction.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 191 million cu m (2005 est.) | |
| Consumption: | 13,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 191 million cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | ||
| Imports: | 13,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | |
| Reserves: | 122 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) | |
| Major fields: |
Mozambique - recent news
| 29 Jan 26 |
Mozambique LNG announces the full restart of all its activities onshore and offshore in Mozambique The restart of project activities onshore and offshore follows the decision made on 7 November 2025, by Mozambique LNG consortium, to lift the Force Majeure that was declared in 2021 and resume project activities. |
| 18 Jan 26 |
Mozambique: Eni announces the hull launch of the Coral North FLNG Eni and its partners, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ENH, KOGAS and XRG have announced today in Geoje, South Korea, the hull launch of the Coral North FLNG, fully in line with the project schedule. Coral North will be the second state-of-the-art floating LNG facility to be deployed in the Rovuma Basin waters, offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique, and will bring to production the gas from the northern part of Coral gas reservoir. |
| 05 Jan 26 |
Mozambique: TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract by Eni for the Coral North FLNG Development TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation contract by Eni for the Coral North development, the second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project offshore Mozambique, in water depths of approx. 2,000 meters. |
| 19 Dec 25 |
Mozambique: TechnipFMC awarded substantial subsea contract for the Coral North FLNG Development offshore Mozambique TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation contract by Eni for the Coral North development, the second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project offshore Mozambique, in water depths of approx. 2,000 meters. |
| 19 Oct 25 |
SONATRACH and the Mozambican company ENH have signed an MoU relating cooperation in the sector of oil and gas in Mozambique SONATRACH and the Mozambican company EMPRESA NACIONAL DE HIDROCARBONETOS, E.P. (ENH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the promotion of oil and gas in Mozambique. |
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