Tourism in Mozambique 

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: República de Moçambique) is a state located in the southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the north-west, and Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the south-west, and the Comoros is located northeast Madagascar coasts and matched them and the Mozambican channel. Capital and largest city of Maputo is located at the southern tip of the country. 

Mozambique, one of the countries of East Africa - gained independence in 1395 E - 1975 after the occupation of Portuguese lasted four and a half centuries, has begun to control Portugal at the beginning of the tenth century, ie at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and has been confronted Islam throughout this occupation war Saliba fanatic, launched from their dens after the fall of Andalusia, to open a new front in the siege of the Muslim world, and Mozambique was one of the squares. 

The country's economy is based largely on agriculture. And industry, particularly food and beverage, chemical industries, and increasing the production of aluminum, petroleum,. The growing tourism sector in the country. South Africa is the main trading partner for Mozambique and source of foreign direct investment. Portugal, Brazil, Spain and Belgium are also among the most important economic partners in the country. 

The only official language in Mozambique is Portuguese, which is spoken as a second language about half the population. Include indigenous languages ​​common Swahili, Majooa, and Sina. The country has a population of about 24 million are the overwhelming majority of the people of Bantu. Largest religion in Mozambique is Christianity, with large minorities of follow traditional African religions and Islam. Mozambique is a member of the African Union, the Commonwealth countries, the countries of the Portuguese language community, and the Latin Union, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, SADC and the African Francophone.

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