Mozambique

Mozambique, offeecially the Republic o Mozambique ( or República de Moçambique, ), is a kintra in sootheastren Africae mairchin wi the Indian Ocean eastle, Tanzanie northle, Malawi an Zambie northwastle, Zimbabwe wastle an Swaziland an Sooth Africae soothwastle.

The aurie wis reenged bi Vasco da Gama in 1498 an colonised bi Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became unthirlt in 1975, an became the Fowkrepublic o Mozambique shortly efter. It wis the scene o an odious ceevil war lastin frae 1977 tae 1992. The kintra wis named Moçambique bi the Portuguese efter the Island o Mozambique, derived frae Musa Al Big or Mossa Al Bique or Mussa Ben Mbiki, an Arab trader wha first veesitit the island an efter bidit thare.

Mozambique is a member o the Commonweel o Naitions, the Community o Portuguese Leid Kintras an a observer o the Francophonie.

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Category:African Union member states
Category:Bantu kintras an territories
Category:East Africae
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Category:Least Developed Kintras
Category:Members o the Commonweelt o Naitions
Category:Member states o the Organisation o Islamic Cooperation
Category:Portuguese-speakin kintras
Category:States an territories established in 1975
Category:Swauheely-speakin kintras an territories
Category:Member states o the Unitit Naitions