Mozambique is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 799,380 km² (approx. 308,641 mi²). Continental shelf of Mozambique is approximately 94,212 km² (around 36,375 mi²). Mozambique is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Mozambique has 6 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Mozambique is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Mozambique is 345 m (1,132 ft).

Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Mozambique is 4783 kilometers (~1,847 miles). Mozambique shares its land borders with 6 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Mozambique, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Mozambique has 6 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The lengths of the land borders of Mozambique with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Malawi - 1569 km (975 mi),
South Africa - 491 km (305 mi),
Swaziland - 105 km (65 mi),
Tanzania - 756 km (470 mi),
Zambia - 419 km (260 mi),
Zimbabwe - 1231 km (765 mi).

Cities
The capital city of Mozambique is Maputo. The largest city in Mozambique is Maputo.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Mozambique is 345 m (1,132 ft). The highest point of Mozambique is Monte Binga, with its official height being 2436 m (7,993 ft). The lowest point of Mozambique is Mozambique Channel. The elevation difference between the highest (Monte Binga) and lowest (Mozambique Channel) points of Mozambique is 2436 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Mozambique is 799,380 km² (approx. 308,641 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 578,986 km² (~223,547 mi²). The continental shelf of Mozambique is approximately 94,212 km² (around 36,375 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Mozambique is approximately 1,378,366 km² (~532,188 mi²). Mozambique is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land
620,000 km² of Mozambique's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 78% of all the land in the country. There are 42,576 km² of arable land in Mozambique, and it comprises 5% of the country's total territory.