MOZAMBIQUE FACT FILE
Location - South East Africa. Bordered by Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa.
Population - 24,692,144 (2014 estimate)
Size - 801,537 km2
GDP - $14,600 billion
GDP per capita - $650
HDI - 0.393 (low 178th)
Life Expectancy - 49.8yrs
Infant Mortality Rate - 62/1000 births
Birth Rate - 39/1000
Literacy Rate - 48%
NEW ZEALAND FACT FILE
Location - Island in the south western Pacific. 1,500 km east of Australia.
Population - 4,596,700 (2015 estimate)
Size - 268,000 km2
GDP - $191,730 billion
GDP per capita - $42,017
HDI - 0.910 (high 7th)
Life Expectancy - 81yrs
Infant Mortality Rate - 5/1000 births
Birth Rate - 13/1000
Literacy Rate - 99%
MOZAMBIQUE CLIMATE
Tropical climate with two seasons. Wet season from October to March and a dry season from April to September. Rainfall can be heavy along the coast but it can be dry inland towards the mountains. Cyclones can be common in the wet season causing flooding near the coast.
NEW ZEALAND CLIMATE
Mild and temperate maritime climate. (no extremes of temperature and influenced by the sea as we are an island!). Rain varies across the country and it can be very wet on the west coast and very dry in central Otago. Snow falls in the winter months on the high ground and on the South Island but it is sub-tropical in the very far north.
MOZAMBIQUE ECONOMY
Mozambique has a large number of natural resources, such as oil and natural gas which was found recently and may improve the wealth of the country in the future. At the moment the economy is based largely on agriculture (farming). There is some industry, which is mainly food and drink, however there is also some chemical manufacturing and aluminium and petroleum production.
The warm climate, beaches and wildlife also means that the country's tourism sector is growing. There main trading partners at the moment are South Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Spain and Belgium.
NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY
Historically New Zealand has made a lot of money from primary industries like mining and forestry. Agriculture has also been a major income, particularly since the availability of refrigerated shipping and the country was able to export meat and diary products. The UK was traditionally the main market but when it joined the European Union in 1973, New Zealand lost out to competitors from within Europe.
In 2008 China and New Zealand signed the New Zealand and China free trade agreement which will hopefully secure income for the future. New Zealand is very dependent on international trade, food products made up 55% of its exports in 2014 and wool was the second largest.
The service sector (banks, shops, tourism, anything that provides a service) makes up the largest section of industry. Tourism is very important as people travel from all over the world to view the countries natural beauty. Tourism employs 9.6% of the workforce and contributes $15 billion to the total GDP.
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