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Mozambique =$802 US=$45,592 Mozambique=27 US=87.4 green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism. **Life expectancy:** Mozambique(Male)=47 US(Male)=77 Mozambique(Female=49 US(Female)=81
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**Infant mortality rate:** Us=6 M. =106 **Birth rate (compare it to the United States)**

Mozambique=5.5 U.S= 13.9 ** Language(s) spoken **

Portuguese

**Monetary Unit**

Metical

**Type of Government**

Multiple Democracy

**Political Leader**

Armando Guebuza

**Religions practiced** Islam

**Literacy Rate** Mozambique=45% US=99%

**Economic Summary** The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War (1977–1992), but the country is still one of the world's poorest and most underdeveloped. Civil war opposing RENAMO to FRELIMO, ineffective socialist economic policies, government mismanagement, and severe droughts plagued Mozambique's economy throughout the 1980s, leaving it heavily dependent on external assistance. In spite of these gains, Mozambique remains dependent upon foreign assistance for much of its annual budget, and a large majority of the population remains below the poverty line. Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt has been reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives, and is now at a manageable level.

**Brief history ** Mozambiques first inhabitants were the Khoi-Khoi and the San. Not much is known about them except that they were great hunters and gatherers. Wikipedia Culture Grams CIA World Factbook FlickrCC 
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