General Information on Mozambique
In this section
Basic Facts
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- Population: 18.8 million (UN 2003)
- Capital: Maputo
- Administrative subdivisions: 10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Maputo City*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
- Average annual income: US $210 (World Bank, 2001)
- Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law (CIA Factbook 2003)
- Main courts: Supreme Court (the court of final appeal; some of its professional judges are appointed by the president and some are elected by the Assembly); other courts include an Administrative Court, customs courts, maritime courts, courts marshal, labor courts (Law Library of Congress 1989)
- Prison population: c.10,800 (Rept. of Spec. Rapp. on Afr. Prisons 1997)
- Volume of crime per 100,000 inhabitants: c.60 (Rept. of Spec. Rapp. on Afr. Prisons 1997)
Ratified Regional and International Treaties
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR): ratified 21 October 1993
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR): not ratified
- Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): ratified 16 May 1997
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): ratified 26 May 1994
- Convention Against Torture (CAT): ratified 14 October 1999
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism and Discrimination (CERD): ratified 18 May 1983
- Convention on Protection of Rights of Migrant Workers (MWC): not ratified
African Union
- The Organization of African Unity (OAU) Charter: ratified 15 July 1998
- African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: ratified 22/02/89
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1991): ratified 15/07/98
Other
- Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa: ratified 22 February 1989
- Southern African Development Community (SADC): Angola, DRC, Mozambique and South Africa
- IMF: Selected African Member States
- WTO: African Member States
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Country Eligibility (October 2, 2000)
General Information
- Country Watch: Mozambique
- Norwegian Council for Africa: Mozambique
- Africa Action: Southern Africa
- Columbia University: Southern Africa Region and Countries
- Stanford University: Southern Africa
- Amnesty International: Southern Africa Region and Countries
- Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Africa Country Pages
- U.S. Dept. of State: African Affairs and Countries
- CIA: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Selected African Countries
- Political Resources: Africa and Selected Countries
- World Bank Group: Africa and Selected Countries
- Human Rights Watch: Africa and Selected Countries
- Contemporary Africa Database: Society, Politics and Governance - Selected African Countries
- University of Pennsylvania: The African Studies Center and Country Specific Pages
News
- BBC: African Countries' profiles
- All Africa: Southern Africa and Selected Countries
- IRIN News Southern Africa
- IFEX: News from Southern Africa
- Oneworld: Mozambique
Legal Information
- Constitution Finder (University of Richmond): Selected African Countries
- UNHCR Country of Origin and Legal Information: Mozambique
- International Constitutional Law (ICL): Selected African countries' constitutions
- Law Library of Congress: Selected African Countries
- NATLEX: National Legislation for Selected African Countries
- ForIntLaw: National Legislation for Selected African Countries
- JURIST: National Legislation, Summaries and Links for Selected African Countries
- World Directory of National Parliamentary Libraries: Selected African Countries (German Bundestag)
- World Law Index: Selected African Countries
- Cornell Law School Laws Online: National Legislation Database