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Fun fact 1 about Mozambique

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The country was named Moçambique by the Portuguese after the Island of Mozambique, which was first explored by Europeans in the late 15th century.

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Mozambique

Population
35.6M
Area
801,590 km²
Capital
Maputo
Continent
Africa
46th most populous country in the world

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest.

From the “Etymology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: F Mira from Lisbon, Portugal · CC BY-SA 2.0