Flag of Mozambique
What the flag means
- Green — the land
- Black — Africa
- Yellow — minerals; red triangle = the struggle
- Emblem: a star, a book, a hoe and a rifle — education, agriculture and defense
Design set by: Constituição da República de Moçambique (2004), Artigo 13 (Símbolos nacionais) · Adopted 1983
Highlights
- 🏝️ Pristine Bazaruto beaches
- 🐠 Indian Ocean reefs and diving
- 🎶 Lively marrabenta music
- 🦐 Rich seafood and peri-peri
- 🌴 Long palm-fringed coastline
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Eastern Africa
- Population
- 35,631,653 people (2025)
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- Capital
- Maputo
- Languages
- Portuguese, Makhuwa-Meetto
- Currency
- Mozambican metical (MZN)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Pan-African colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constituição da República de Moçambique (2004), Artigo 13 (Símbolos nacionais)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States