The national flag of Mozambique (Portuguese: Bandeira de Moçambique) is composed of green, black, and yellow horizontal stripes separated by two narrow white lines with a red triangle on the left. The red triangle contains a hoe and a rifle placed on an open book in a yellow star.
Green represents the richness of the land, and yellow symbolizes the minerals of the country. Black represents the African continent. The white lines represent peace, and the red color represents the struggle for independence. The rifle means defense and alertness, the open book symbolizes the importance of education, the hoe represents the country's agriculture, and the star symbolizes Marxism and internationalism. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on May 1, 1983.
In addition, its emblem includes corn and sugar cane, symbolizing agricultural wealth; a cogwheel representing industry; and a red sun, symbolizing the construction of a new life.
| Capital and largest city: | Maputo |
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| Other major cities: | Matola, Nampula, Beira |
| Official language: | Portuguese |
| Region: | Eastern Africa |
| Ethnic groups: | 99.66% African, 0.20% Euro-African, 0.08% Indian, 0.06% European |
| Religions: | 56.1% Christians, 17.9% Muslims, 7.3% other beliefs, 18.7% non-religious |
| Nationality name: | Mozambican |
| Area: | 801,590 km² (309,500 sq mi) |
| Population: | 32.16 million (2021) |
| Currency: | Mozambican metical |
| Country codes: | MZ, MOZ (ISO 3166) |
| Internet Top-Level Domain: | .mz |
| Calling code: | +258 |
| Flag emoji code: | 🇲🇿 |
Keywords: Flag and emblem of Mozambique (Portuguese: Bandeira e emblema de Moçambique), GIF
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