MOZAMBIQUE

[s. 531] : Formerly capital of Portuon a small coral island in latitude 15° 2’ south, and was the guese West Africa. It is situated It has three original fortre of the Portuguese. strong forts. Since the abolition of the slave trade its export trade, principally with India, is of Population about 6,000, of little importance. whom about 300 are Europe ans and as many more Arabs. Education and religion are under the control of the Roman Catholics, and are at a very low ebb. MOZAFARPUR. See Mtjzaffarpub. 531