_#_Organized labor: 225,000 workers belong to a single union, the Mozambique Workers' Organization (OTM)

_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Mozambique

_#_Type: republic

_#_Capital: Maputo

_#_Administrative divisions: 10 provinces (provincias, singular—provincia); Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

_#_Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal)

_#_Constitution: 30 November 1990

_#_Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law

_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet