Mozambique, offeecially the Republic o Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, pronounced:[ʁɛˈpublikɐ di musɐ̃ˈbiki]), 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.
Estimates for this kintra explicitly tak intae accoont the effects o excess mortality due tae AIDS; this can hae the eftercast o a lawer life expectancy, heicher infant mortality an daith rates, lawer population an growthe rates, an cheenges in the distribution o population bi age an sex than wad itherwise be expectit.
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Territorial Organization
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.
