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Ma·pu·to  audio  (m-pt) KEY   Formerly Lou·ren·ço Mar·ques   (l-rns märks, lô-rs märksh) KEY  .

The capital and largest city of Mozambique, in the extreme southern part of the country on the Indian Ocean. Founded in the late 18th century, it was renamed (1976) after the country gained its independence (1975). Population: 1,140,000.



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