Places in News: Timor Leste and Mozambique

11 Jan 2024

Context:

The Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with the President of Timor Leste and Mozambique, a day before the inauguration of the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

Timor Leste

About Timor Leste or East Timor

  • About: It is an island country in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, at the southern extreme of the Malay Archipelago. 
  • Capital: Dili is the capital and largest city.
  • Location: It is bounded by the Timor Sea to the southeast, the Wetar Strait to the north, the Ombai Strait to the northwest, and western Timor (part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara) to the southwest.

About Mozambique

  • Location: Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. 
  • Timor LesteCapital: The capital and largest city of Mozambique is Maputo.
  • Mozambique Channel: It separates Mozambique from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar.
  • Drainage: The Zambezi River and its tributaries dominate the central region, and the Maputo River forms part of the southernmost boundary with Swaziland and South Africa. 
    • The Zambezi River cuts through the country’s midsection.
  • Mozambique was earlier a Portuguese colony, overseas province and later a member state of Portugal. It gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

News Source: Economic Times

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