(WIPO code: MZ) (last revised September 2022)
by BRAZ & ASSOCIATES, LDA, Maputo, Mozambique
Mozambique
General Information
Area
799,380 sq. km.
Population
31,693,239 (2022).
Capital
Maputo.
Language
Portuguese (official).
Currency
Mozambican metical.
Economy
Agriculture: sugar, sisal, cashew nuts and tea; forestry; fisheries. Mining: gold, beryl, coal, bauxite and aluminum.
Imports
(2020 estimate): U.S.$ 8.38 billion.
Exports
(2020 estimate): U.S.$ 4.35 billion.
General Remarks
This former Portuguese colony became independent on June 25, 1975.
LEGISLATION
The Industrial Property Code, enacted by Decree No. 47/2015 of December 31, 2015, entered into force on March 31, 2016.