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General Data Area: 2,040 sq.km; 38.24% arable, 1.96% permanent crops, 59.8% other. Coastline: 177km. Maritime claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm); EEZ 370km (200nm). Population: 1,356,388 (July 2017 est.); annual growth rate 0.59% (2017 est.). The population is Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%. Religion: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%. Languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official, but spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 4%. Literacy rate: 90.6%. Government Long-form or legal name : Republic of Mauritius. Type of government : Republic; parliamentary democracy. Administrative divisions: 9 districts and 3 dependencies. Branches of government: President and Vice President elected by the National Assembly; Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister appointed by the President but responsible to the National Assembly; unicameral legislative (70-seat Nation al Assembly); independent judiciary headed by Supreme Court. Suffrage: Universal over age 18. Member of: UN, AU, AfDB and others. Economy GDP: US$27.46 billion (2017 est.)[official exchange rate US$12.43 billion], US$21,600 per capita; real growth rate 3.9% (2017 est.). Balance of trade: Imports, US$4.545 billion; exports, US$2.329 billion (2017 est.). Budget: Revenues, US$2.912 billion; expenditures, US$3.337 billion (2017 est.). Defence Total active manpower: 12,700 (January 2019 official). General: There are no Armed Forces as such. Internal and external security both fall under the Police, headed by the Commissioner of Police and operating under the Ministry of Defence and Home Affairs. General Data Area: 801,590 sq.km (309,582 sq.miles); 4% arable, 56% meadows and pastures, 20% forest and woodland, 20% other. Coastline: 2,470km (1,535 miles). Maritime claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm), EEZ 370km (200nm). Population: 26,573,706 (July 2017 est.); annual growth rate 2.46% (2017 est.). The population is mainly from indigenous tribal groups. Religion: 50% indigenous beliefs, 30% Christian, 20% Muslim. Language: Portuguese (official); many indigenous dialects. Literacy rate: 58.8%. Government Long-form or legal name: Republic of Mozambique (República de Moçambique). Type of government: Republic. Administrative divisions: 10 provinces and 1 city. Legal system: Based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; judiciary head- ed by Supreme Court. Branches of government: President elected by popular vote; Prime Minister appointed by President; unicameral legislative (250-member Assembly of the Republic). Suffrage: Universal over age 18. Member of: UN, AU, AfDB and others. Economy GDP: US$36.73 billion (2017 est.)[official exchange rate US$12.68 billion], US$1,200 per capita; real growth rate 3% (2017 est.). Balance of trade: Imports, US$5.021 billion; exports, US$4.473 billion (2017 est.). Budget: Revenues, US$2.758 billion; expenditures, US$3.607 billion (2017 est.). Defence Structure: The President is the C-in-C of the Armed Forces for the Defence of Mozambique (FADM in the Portuguese acronym), and he appoints and demotes the top military com- manders who are answerable to him. The 1,500-strong Special Mobile Force and the 1,170-strong National Coast Guard, sup- ported by a an Air Wing (Police Helicopter Squadron and Maritime Air Squadron) are manned by personnel on rotation from other Police assignments, and perform para-mili- tary duties. The Coast Guard has a fleet of some 8 patrol craft of different types (includ- ing 2 50m VICTORY-class fast patrol vessels) as well as some 40 smaller boats, while the Maritime Air Squadron operates 3 Do-228 maritime patrol aircraft and the Helicopter Squadron has 4 light helicopters. NB: A major development programme for the National Coast Guard is being launched (“Project Trident”) with Indian support. This includes most notably a new HQs and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre. Budget (Police Service): RS 561.60 million (some US$15.5 million)(2018/19 budget). Projected to be RS 1,213.40 in 2019/20 and RS 1,819.60 in 2020/21, due to the invest- ments for “Project Trident”. This is financed under a US$52.3 million line of credit and a US$4 million grant from the Government of India. 4 Indian-built patrol craft 1 DAH OULD BAH inshore patrol (Customs) 1 LCM NB: A 1,750 tons landing ship/logistic support vessel, NIMLANE is under construction in China. Main bases: Nouadhibou (formerly Port Etienne), Port Friendship. Air Force Personnel: About 1,000 Equipment: Training/COIN: 2 EMB-312F TUCANOs, 4 A-29B Super TUCANOs Transport/liaison: 2 DHC-5D BUFFALOs, 2 FTB-337s, 5 BN-2 DEFENDERs (1 Presidential Flight), 2 Cessna F-337s, 1 BT-67 (also surveillance), 2 PA-31 CHEYENNE IIs, 1 GULF- STREAM II ISR: 2 Cessna 208Bs Helicopters: 4 MD-500Ms, 2 Z-9s (AS-365N) Maritime Patrol: 1 C-212-200 MP. Air bases: Aioun-el-Atrous, Akjoujt, Atar, Fort Gouraud, Fort Trinqet, Kaedi, Kiffa, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott (main), Rosso. Sub-Saharan Africa - Mauritania - Mauritius - Mozambique MT Special Issue 2019 - World Defence Almanac (WDA) - 235 Mauritius Head of State: President Barlen Vyapoory (acting) Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth Minister of Defence: Sir Anerood Jugnauth Commisioner of Police: Mario Nobin Police Force HQ Line Barracks, Port Louis, Mauritius, Tel.: +208-0034,+208-0035 Mozambique Prime Minister: Carlos Agostinho do Rosário Chief of Gen. Staff: Gen. Lázaro Henriques Lopes Menete Head of State and C-in-C of the Armed Forces: President Filipe Jacinto Nyussi National Defence Minister: Atanásio Salvador Ntumuke Commander of the Army: Maj.Gen. Ezequiel Muianga Commander of the Navy: Rear-Adm. Eugénio Dias da Silva Muatuca Commander of the Air Force: Maj.Gen. Messias André Niposso Ministry of National Defence Avenida Martires de Mueda 373 Maputo Mozambique Tel.: +258-1-492140 E-mail: mdn@mdn.gov.mz