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Population 21.7 million

Population Below Poverty 70%

Literacy Rate 47.8%

Language Portuguese (official), but only 27% of the population speak it. Many indigenous languages.

Religion 23.8% Catholic, 17.8% Muslim, 17.5% Zionist Christian, 17.8% Other, 23.1% none

Mozambique

A large country located on the east coast of Africa, Mozambique is nearly twice the size of California and primarily a tropical climate. The population of Mozambique is young. More than 45 percent is under the age of 15. School is not mandatory and only 10 percent attend a secondary school (high school). Mozambicans are fun-loving and love to see their country as a calm, relaxed place. More than 80 percent are involved in agriculture for their livelihood.

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