Mozambique
Mozambique is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~33.6 million. Its capital is Maputo. This is the complete reference for identifying Mozambique in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Maputo |
| Population | ~33.6 million |
| ISO codes | MZ / MOZ |
| Coordinates | -25.97°, 32.57° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Mozambique appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Mozambique is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~33.6 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Maputo), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Mozambique is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reading Mozambique in MapDash context
The Mozambique record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Mozambique sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Mozambique’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Mozambique?
The capital of Mozambique is Maputo.
What continent is Mozambique in?
Mozambique is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Mozambique?
Mozambique has a population of approximately ~33.6 million.
What countries border Mozambique?
Mozambique has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.