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Mozambique

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Location

The Resume

    (June 25, 1975- )
    Independent from Portugal
    Capital is Maputo
    Official language is Portuguese
    Almost two times the size of California
    Population is about that of New York State
    Bordered by Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Why Mozambique might be annoying:

    It is ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world.
    The people suffer both extreme droughts and flooding.
    Cyclones have ripped apart Mozambique.
    The country has been involved in a long civil war.
    The people suffer an infant mortality rate of more than 12%.
    Most men never see their 45th birthday, most women die before 47.
    The average Mozambican woman gives birth to six children.
    Less than one in four women can read.
    Although a long time Portuguese colony, the population is better than 99.8% non portuguese.
    Only three in a thousand have a telephone.
    Only four in a hundred have a radio.
    Only twenty four of ten thousand have a TV set.
    Some Mozambicans produce hashish and methaqualone.
    Portugal tried to sell it to Britain for œ3,000,000; Britain declined (1900's).
    865 black political prisoners died in Portuguese secret jails (1971-74).

Why Mozambique might not be annoying:

    It is a strategic halfway location for the Portuguese fleet trading with India.
    It is among the highest densely populated nations, over 1,500 per square mile.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 77 Votes: 68.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 65.28% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 101 Votes: 46.53% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 53.37% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 289 Votes: 60.21% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 534 Votes: 58.43% Annoying