Mozambique

Population: 19.5 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Maputo
Area: 812,379 sq km (',661 sq miles)
Major languages: Portuguese (official), Makua-Lomwe, Tsonga, Shona
Major religions: Indiginous beliefs, Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy: 37 years (men), 40 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 metical (plural meticais) = 100 centavos
Main exports: Seafood, cotton
GNI per capita: US $210 (World Bank, 2003)

For more info on Mozambique:
http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp? SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=Mozambique

In 2010 VAP has 1 project(s) in Mozambique

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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