MOZAMBIQUE

CURRENT CONTEXT : The Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron completed a four-day port visit to Maputo, Mozambique.

ABOUT MOZAMBIQUE

• Location: Southern Africa; coastline on Indian Ocean.
• Borders: Zimbabwe (west), Eswatini & South Africa (south), Zambia & Malawi (northwest), Tanzania (north).
• Water Bodies:
  • Rivers: Zambezi (largest), Limpopo, Rovuma, Licungo, Lurio.
  • Lakes: Lake Malawi (Nyasa).
• Highest Peak: Mount Binga.
• Capital: Maputo (largest city: Matola).
• Resources: Natural gas, coal, hydropower, mineral sands, possible oil.