The Republic of Mozambique is located in south-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania. Mozambique has a total area of 801,590 sq km with a population of 19,406,703 (July 2005 est.). Bordering countries are Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Mozambique also has a coastline of 2,470 km. The climate of Mozambique varies between tropical to subtropical. The terrain is mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west, with elevation of 0 m along the coastline to the highest point at Monte Binga 2,436 m. The capital of Mozambique is Maputo.