This publication is one of a series of handbooks prepared by the Foreign Areas Studies (FAS) of The American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political and military institutions and practices of various countries. The present handbook seeks to present a comprehensive survey of the society of Mozambique as of the first part of 1967. The authors have drawn largely on available published sources and government documents for their research material. The emphasis is on objective description of the present society of Mozambique and the kinds of possible or probable changes that might be expected in the future. (Author/FWB)