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Sofala is a province ___MASK3___ ___MASK62___ . It has a population ___MASK3___ 1 , 642 , 920 ( 2007 census ). Beira is the capital ___MASK3___ the province , named for the ruined port ___MASK3___ Sofala which is to the south . ___MASK68___ , known as Lourenço Marques before ___MASK26___ , is the capital and largest city ___MASK3___ ___MASK62___ . It is known as the " City ___MASK3___ Acacias ", in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues , and the " Pearl ___MASK3___ the Indian Ocean ". Today , it is a port city , with its economy centered on the harbour . According to the 2007 census , the population is 1 , 766 , 184 . Cotton , sugar , chromite , sisal , copra , and hardwood are the chief exports . The city manufactures cement , pottery , furniture , shoes , and rubber . The city is surrounded by ___MASK68___ Province , but is administered as its own province . In geology and ___MASK32___ science , a plateau ( or ; plural plateaus or plateaux ), also called a high plain or tableland , is an area ___MASK3___ ___MASK27___ , usually consisting ___MASK3___ relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area , often with one or more sides with steep slopes . A ___MASK59___ is a type ___MASK3___ administrative division that , in some countries , is managed by local government . Across the world , areas known as " districts " vary greatly in size , spanning entire regions or counties , several municipalities , subdivisions ___MASK3___ municipalities , school ___MASK59___ , or political ___MASK59___ . ___MASK57___ Africa , officially the Republic ___MASK3___ ___MASK57___ Africa ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by ___MASK3___ coastline ___MASK3___ Southern Africa stretching along the ___MASK57___ Atlantic and ___MASK76___ Oceans , on the north by the neighbouring countries ___MASK3___ ___MASK13___ , Botswana and Zimbabwe , and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and ___MASK22___ , and surrounding the kingdom ___MASK3___ Lesotho . ___MASK57___ Africa is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , and with close to 56 million people , is the world ' s 24th - most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland ___MASK3___ the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . It is the only country that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the ___MASK76___ Ocean . About 80 percent ___MASK3___ ___MASK57___ Africans are ___MASK3___ Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety ___MASK3___ ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine ___MASK3___ which have official status . The remaining population consists ___MASK3___ Africa ' s largest communities ___MASK3___ European ( white ), Asian ( ___MASK76___ ), and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry . Maringué ___MASK59___ is a ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in Mozambique . The principal town is Maringué . The ___MASK59___ is located in the north ___MASK3___ the province , and borders with Chemba ___MASK59___ in the north , Caia ___MASK59___ in the east , Cheringoma ___MASK59___ in the southeast , Gorongosa ___MASK59___ in the south , with Macossa ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ Manica Province in the west , and with Tambara ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ Manica Province in the northwest . The area ___MASK3___ the ___MASK59___ is . It has a population ___MASK3___ 75 , 089 as ___MASK3___ 2007 . ___MASK88___ , officially the Republic ___MASK3___ ___MASK88___ , and previously known as the Malagasy Republic , is an island country in the ___MASK76___ Ocean , off the coast ___MASK3___ Southeast Africa . The nation comprises the island ___MASK3___ ___MASK88___ ( the fourth - largest island in the world ), and numerous smaller peripheral islands . Following the prehistoric breakup ___MASK3___ the supercontinent Gondwana , ___MASK88___ ___MASK33___ from the ___MASK76___ peninsula around 88 million years ago , allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation . Consequently , ___MASK88___ is a biodiversity hotspot ; over 90 % ___MASK3___ its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth . The island ' s diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment ___MASK3___ the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats . Muanza ___MASK59___ is a ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in Mozambique . The principal town is Muanza . The ___MASK59___ is located in the center ___MASK3___ the province , and borders with Cheringoma ___MASK59___ in the north , Dondo ___MASK59___ in the south , Nhamatanda ___MASK59___ in the southwest , and with Gorongosa ___MASK59___ in the northwest . In the east , the ___MASK59___ is bordered by the Indian Ocean . The area ___MASK3___ the ___MASK59___ is . It has a population ___MASK3___ 25 , 229 as ___MASK3___ 2007 . ___MASK43___ , officially the Republic ___MASK3___ ___MASK43___ , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and ___MASK60___ Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the ___MASK10___ and ___MASK77___ , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border ___MASK13___ , less than 200 metres ___MASK3___ the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country ___MASK3___ roughly 13 million people , ___MASK43___ has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . The Republic ___MASK3___ Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa , neighbouring the Democratic ___MASK40___ to the ___MASK41___ , Tanzania to the ___MASK41___ - east , ___MASK80___ to the east , Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Botswana and ___MASK13___ to the south , and Angola to the west . The capital city is Lusaka , in the south - central part ___MASK3___ Zambia . The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest , the core economic hubs ___MASK3___ the country . ___MASK62___ ( or ), officially the Republic of ___MASK62___ ( or "") is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , ___MASK80___ and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and ___MASK22___ and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the ___MASK62___ Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as " Lourenço Marques " before independence ). ___MASK80___ ( or ; or [ maláwi ]), officially the Republic of ___MASK80___ , is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland . It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest , Tanzania to the northeast , and Mozambique on the east , south and west . The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake ___MASK80___ . ___MASK80___ is over with an estimated population of 16 , 777 , 547 ( July 2013 est .). Its capital is Lilongwe , which is also ___MASK80___ ' s largest city ; the second largest is Blantyre , the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba . The name ___MASK80___ comes from the Maravi , an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area . The country is also nicknamed " The Warm Heart of Africa ". Manica is a province ___MASK3___ ___MASK62___ . It has an area ___MASK3___ 62 , 272 km² and a population ___MASK3___ 1 , 412 , 245 ( 2007 census ). The province is surrounded by Zimbabwe in the west , Tete Province in the northwest , ___MASK16___ in the east , Save River in the south , and Zambezi river in the northeast . Chimoio is the capital ___MASK3___ the province . The highest mountain in ___MASK62___ , Mount Binga ( 2436 m ), lies in this province near the border with Zimbabwe . The Manica province is divided into nine districts and 34 administrative regions . Gorongosa ___MASK59___ is a ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in Mozambique . The principal town is Gorongosa . The ___MASK59___ is located in the northwest ___MASK3___ the province , and borders with Maringué ___MASK59___ in the north , Cheringoma ___MASK59___ in the east , Muanza ___MASK59___ in the southeast , Nhamatanda ___MASK59___ in the south , and with Macossa and Gondola Districts ___MASK3___ Manica Province in the west . The area ___MASK3___ the ___MASK59___ is . It has a population ___MASK3___ 116 , 912 as ___MASK3___ 2007 . The ___MASK76___ Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of ___MASK61___ . The ___MASK76___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK76___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK29___ is a district ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in Mozambique . The principal town is Nhamatanda . The district is located in the center ___MASK3___ the province , and borders with Gorongosa District in the north , Muanza District in the northeast , Dondo District in the east , Buzi District in the south , and with Gondola District ___MASK3___ Manica Province in the west . The area ___MASK3___ the district is . It has a population ___MASK3___ 210 , 757 as ___MASK3___ 2007 . ___MASK22___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK22___ ( or ; Swazi : " Umbuso weSwatini " ; sometimes called kaNgwane or Eswatini ), is a sovereign state in Southern Africa . It is neighboured by Mozambique to its northeast and by South Africa to its north , west and south . The country and its people take their names from Mswati II , the 19th - century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified . The ___MASK62___ Channel ( French : Canal du ___MASK62___ , Malagasy : Lakandranon ' i Mozambika , Portuguese : Canal de Moçambique ) is an arm of the Indian Ocean located between Madagascar and ___MASK62___ . The channel is about long and across at its narrowest point , and reaches a depth of about off the coast of ___MASK62___ . A warm current , the ___MASK62___ Current , flows in a southward direction in the channel , leading into the Agulhas Current off the east coast of South Africa . Gondola ___MASK59___ is a ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK14___ in western Mozambique . The principal town is Gondola . The ___MASK59___ is located in the east ___MASK3___ the province , and borders with Macossa ___MASK59___ in the north , Gorongosa ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in the northeasteast , Nhamatanda ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in the east , Buzi ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK16___ in the southeast , Sussundenga ___MASK59___ in the south , Manica ___MASK59___ in the west , and with Báruè ___MASK59___ in the northwest . The area ___MASK3___ the ___MASK59___ is . It has a population ___MASK3___ 262 , 412 as ___MASK3___ 2007 . ___MASK17___ is a district of ___MASK16___ in Mozambique . The principal town is Inhaminga . The district is located in the northeast of the province , and borders with Caia District in the north , Marromeu District in the northeast , Muanza District in the south , Gorongosa District in the west , and with Maringué District in the northwest . In the south , it is bounded by the Indian Ocean . The area of the district is . It has a population of 34 , 133 as of 2007 . ___MASK18___ , officially the United Republic of ___MASK18___ , is a country in Eastern Africa within the African Great ___MASK39___ region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Mount Kilimanjaro , Africa ' s highest mountain , is in northeastern ___MASK18___ . Gorongosa ___MASK8___ is at the southern end ___MASK3___ the Great African Rift Valley in the heart ___MASK3___ central ___MASK62___ . The over 4 , 000 square km park includes the valley floor and parts ___MASK3___ surrounding plateaus . Rivers originating on nearby 1863 - m Mount Gorongosa water the plain . Gorongosa is a town in the Gorongosa ___MASK59___ ___MASK3___ ___MASK62___ , situated on the country ' s main north - south highway ( the EN1 ) . Gorongosa National Park is a few kilometers east ___MASK3___ the town .