莫桑比剋共和國(葡萄牙語:República de Moçambique)曾譯作莫三鼻給,為世界上最貧窮的國傢之一,位於非洲南部,臨印度洋,隔莫桑比剋海峽與馬達加斯加相望,以葡萄牙語作為官方語言、人口約有1920多萬人,1975年脫離葡萄牙殖民地身分而獨立。作為與英國並無憲製關係的國傢,在1995年以特殊例子加入英聯邦。
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, pronounced [ʁɛˈpublikɐ di musɐ̃ˈbiki]), is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest.
The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became independent in 1975, to which it became the People's Republic of Mozambique shortly after, and was the scene of an intense civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992. The country was named Moçambique by the Portuguese after Msumbiji, the Swahili name of Mozambique Island and port-town.
Mozambique is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations and an observer of the Francophonie. Mozambique's life expectancy and infant mortality rates are both among the worst ranked in the world. Its Human Development Index is one of the lowest on earth.