Mozambique

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Land Area  

Flag: Mozambique
total: 799,380 sq km
country comparison to the world: 35
land: 786,380 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
Population
21,669,278
country comparison to the world: 52
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2009 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (GDPi)
$19.11 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
$17.89 billion (2007 est.)
$16.66 billion (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
Human Development Index (HDIi) 0.402 (172)
Happy Planet Index (HPIi) 24.6 (133)
Development Statusi  LIC, IDAi, HIPC
  The World Factbook 2009. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2009.
Basel Conventioni Focal Point  Ministry of Environment
Name Luis Domingos Luis
Tel  258 21 466 245
Fax  258 21 466 245
   
International Conventions  
Basel Convention BC – 13.03.97 (Accessioni)
Rotterdam Conventioni  
Stockholm Conventioni 31.10.05  (Ratifiedi)
Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAsi)  
   
Waste Management Legislation
  • Environmental Law (20/97)
  • Decree 76, 29/12/98 assessment of environmental impacts
  • Biomedical Waste Regulation (Decree 8/2003)
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation (Decree 45/2004)
  • Regulation of Waste Management (Decree 13/2006)