MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique stamps, available worldwide at Io Collezionista. Mozambique was one of the last African states to gain independence, in 1975. The former Portuguese colony entered European expansionist ambitions in 1498, the year the navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and discovered the sea route to India. The country became a port of call of strategic importance for every vessel travelling to and from the East. The name Mozambique was chosen by the Portuguese themselves, who took it from the island of the same name; it was the capital until 1898, after which the seat was moved to the area of present day Maputo. Almost half the population, some 29 million people in total, is estimated to live in absolute poverty.
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