Country’s
economy is based largely on agriculture, but industry, mainly food
and beverages, chemical manufacturing, aluminium and petroleum production,
is growing.
The country is drained by five principal rivers and several smaller
ones with the largest and most important the Zambezi.
Mozambique is forecast to be one of the fastest growing countries
in the world.
Mozambique
is still a very poor country with large number of people living below
the poverty line.
The largest island in the archipelago, Bazaruto Island water birds
such as flamingos, and is inhabited by crocodiles.
Benguerra forest and wetland areas attract a huge variety of birds
and animals, while its surrounding reefs offer some of the best diving
and snorkelling opportunities on the African continent.
Situated in the Tete Province in Mozambique, the Cahora Bassa Lake
is Africa’s second-largest artificial lake.
The Cahora Bassa Dam system is the largest hydroelectric scheme in
southern Africa and it is one of the three major dams on the Zambezi
river system, the others being Kariba and Itezhi-Tezhi.
Often referred to as ‘the place where Noah parked his Ark’,
Gorongosa National Park was a playground for the rich and famous back
in the 1960s, lured by the abundance of wildlife in the area. Programmes
has been put in place to restore the park’s previous status
as one of the richest wildlife refuges in the world.
World
Heritage Sites
Island
of Mozambique
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