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Mozambique ( / m oʊ z æ m ˈ b iː k / or / m ɔː z æ m ˈ b iː k / ), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( Portuguese : Moçambique or República de Moçambique , pronounced: [ʁɛˈpublikɐ di musɐ̃ˈbiki] ), is a country in Southeast 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. It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is
Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, Bantu -speaking peoples migrated from farther north and west. Swahili, and later also Arab, commercial ports existed along the coasts until the arrival of Europeans. The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal from 1505. After over four centuries of Portuguese rule, Mozambique gained independence in 1975, becoming the People's Republic of Mozambique shortly thereafter. After only two years of independence, the country descended into an inten