莫桑比克共和国(葡萄牙语:República de Moçambique)曾译作莫三鼻给,为世界上最贫穷的国家之一,位于非洲南部,临印度洋,隔莫桑比克海峡与马达加斯加相望,以葡萄牙语作为官方语言、人口约有1920多万人,1975年脱离葡萄牙殖民地身分而独立。作为与英国并无宪制关系的国家,在1995年以特殊例子加入英联邦。
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.