{"population":29668834,"blurb":{"text":"Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in Southeast 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 south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar through the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique"},"vexillology":{"text":"The national flag of Mozambique is a horizontal tricolour of green, black, and golden-yellow with white fimbriations and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist. The triangle is charged with a five-pointed gold star in its centre, above which there is a bayonet-equipped AK-47 crossed by a hoe, superimposed on an open book. The colours and symbols of the flag represent different aspects of the Mozambican people and their war of independence.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mozambique"},"flagDesign":{"text":"From top to bottom, there shall be green, black, and gold horizontal stripes, separated by strips of white. On the left side, there shall be a red triangle, in the center of which there shall be a star. Above this there shall be a crossed hoe and gun, superimposed on a book.\n\nWhile the constitution does not specify the number of points the star on the flag should have, it is universally depicted with five points, as seen, for example, on the official website of the Mozambican government. Similarly, the particular gun used in the design is not mentioned in the constitution, but it is generally understood to be an AK-47 with a bayonet attached. It is the only national flag that features a modern firearm.\n\nThe flag's colours are constitutionally defined, but their specific shades are not. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games used the following Pantone colour codes in 2012: green, PMS 355; yellow, PMS 109; and red, PMS 185. However, these shades differ from those used on the flag displayed on the Mozambican government's official website, which are green, PMS 328; yellow, PMS 102; and red, PMS 186.\n\nThe Mozambican constitution explains the significance of…","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mozambique"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/A_boat_on_Bazaruto_Island_Mozambique.jpg/500px-A_boat_on_Bazaruto_Island_Mozambique.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/A_rainstorm_at_a_beach_lodge_in_Mozambique.jpg/500px-A_rainstorm_at_a_beach_lodge_in_Mozambique.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Caril_de_amendoim.jpg/500px-Caril_de_amendoim.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Chapel_of_Nossa_Senhora_de_Baluarte.jpg/500px-Chapel_of_Nossa_Senhora_de_Baluarte.jpg"]}