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The Republic of Mozambique is the world's 35th-largest country with a total geographical area of 799,380 sq km. Mozambique is located on the southeast coast of Africa, with a north-south stretch of over 3000 kilometres. The official language of Mozambique is Portuguese, with roughly half of the population speaking it as a second language and few as a first language.
The country's economy is based largely on agriculture, but industry, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing, aluminium and petroleum production, is growing fast. The country's tourism sector is also growing. Since 2001, Mozambique is one of the world's top ten for annual average GDP growth. Due to recent gas finds, it is expected that Mozambique’s GDP may double in the next five years. Mozambique still has one of the lowest GDP per capita, however, as also one of the lowest human development index and one of the highest inequality ratios in the world.
Population - 22,894,000 GDP at current prices - US$ 9579 Mn GDP per capita at current prices - US$ 418 GDP per capita PPP - US$ 1,100 (World Rank 212) GDP growth rate trend - 6.3%-7.2% (World Rank: 19) Gini coefficient - 0.456 Human Development Index - 0.322 (SSA - 0.463; World - 0.682; World Rank - 182) Debt to GDP ratio - 43% (World Rank 182) Distribution of GDP across sectors - Agriculture 28.4%, Industry 26.9%, Services 44.7% Distribution of workforce across sectors - Agriculture 76%, Industry 10%, Services 14%