Place details
Place nameMozambique (nation)
Other namesRepública de Moçambique, Moçambique, Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, République du Mozambique, Mosambik, MOZ, MZ, ISO508, MZ00, República Popular de Moçambique, People's Republic of Mozambique, République populaire du Mozambique, Mozambican, Portuguese East Africa
Latitude-18.25
Longitude35
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Bantu peoples from N 1st-4th cen.; Arabs settled coast 15th cen.; Portuguese arrived 16th cen., expanded to interior after agreement with British 19th cen.; divided in 2 parts (Mozambique Company Territory & Mozambique Territory) until 1942; official language is Portuguese, though Swahili & local dialects are widely spoken.