Worth knowing
Mozambique
The Island of Mozambique is only about 3 km long. It was the capital of Portuguese East Africa until 1898, and the whole country ended up with its name.
Where its story happens
Island of Mozambique, at 15.04°S, 40.73°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Mozambique
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Mozambique, on the southeast coast of Africa, between Tanzania and South Africa. See Mozambique on a map.
- Portuguese is its official language, and its capital is Maputo.
- Its Indian Ocean coast runs for more than 2,000 km and faces Madagascar across a channel that bears its name.
- It is named after a tiny island off its coast that was its capital for centuries under Portugal.
- In 1995 it became the first country to join the Commonwealth without ever having been under British rule.