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The national flag of Mozambique received its official recognition on May 1, 1983. The Mozambique flag is horizontally divided in four colors green, black, yellow and white. The black stripe is surrounded by two white bands on both the sides. The color green represents agriculture, red stands for the great effort for independence and white symbolizes peace. The color black on the flag of Mozambique represents the African continent. On the raise is located a red triangle and within it is a yellow five-pointed star. On top of the yellow pentagram is an open white book with a hoe and an AK-47 in black. The Mozambique Flag is the first national flag of its kind to have an image of an AK-47 on it.

Official Name: Republica de Mocambique

Capital: Maputo

Location: In south eastern Africa facing the Indian Ocean and bordered by Tanzania Malawi Zambia Zimbabwe Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa.

Area: 801, 590 Sq. km.

Official Languages: Portuguese

National Flag: Horizontally green black yellow with the black fimbraiated in white a red triangle based on the hoist charged with a yellow star surmounted by an open white book and a crossed rifle and hoe in black.

Flag Ratio: 2:3

National Anthem: Patria Amada Beloved Motherland (2002)