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Fact File Population: 4,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Three pin square, British style Dialling code: +290 Currency: Saint Helena pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 0.655593 SHP Language: English Visas All visitors require an entry permit, available at the point of entry and valid for up to six months. You must produce valid medical insurance or show other means to pay for treatment of any medical emergencies for the duration...

Fact File Population: 10,780,000 Time: UTC+2 Plugs: Two-pin round Dialling code: +250 Currency: Rwandan franc - $1=671RWF Language: Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili Background It's been nearly two decades since the civil war and genocide of 1994 that devastated this tiny country, and it's come a long way. Growth has been good, driven by coffee and tea exports, and expanding tourism. Rwanda is also trying to reinvent itself...

Fact File Population: 168 million Time: GMT+1 Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +234 Currency: Naira - $1=158NGN Language: English Background With its huge mineral wealth and vibrant energy, balanced by grinding poverty and endemic corruption, Nigeria is a place you’ll either love or loathe. Often it is both, simultaneously. Either way, there’s no ignoring the economic powerhouse of West Africa. Named for the Niger River that flows through...

Fact File Capital: Niamey Population: 17,493,000 Time zone: UTC +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +227 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Citizens of these countries do not require a visa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo All other passport holders require a visa to enter Niger. Airlines Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Air Mali – www.air-mali.com Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com THY Turkish...

Fact File Population: 2.1 million Time zone: GMT + 2 hours (summer); GMT + 1 hour (winter) Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +264 Currency: Namibian dollar; SA Rand - $1=10.4NAD Language: English, Afrikaans, German, Portuguese, ethnic languages Background Lying along the South Atlantic Ocean, on the west coast of Africa, Namibia is a young country – it finally gained its independence in 1990. Although leisure tourism is...

Fact File Population: 24 million Time zone: GMT+2 Plugs: Two-pin round Dialling code: + 254 Currency: Metical - $1=29.7MZN Language: Portuguese, English Background After decades in the economic doldrums, Mozambique’s GDP has been growing at an average of 9%, thanks largely to strong demand for aluminium exports from the Mozal smelter, although volatile commodity prices remain a concern. Agriculture has long been a mainstay of the economy – cotton,...

Fact File Capital: Rabat Population: 32,950,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +212 Currency: Moroccan dirham. Exchange rate: $1 =  8.49574 MAD Language: Arabic Visas The following countries do not need a visa for visits of up to 90 days: Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Congo (Brazzaville), Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hong-kong...

Background Since independence from the United Kingdom in 1968, Mauritius has quietly gone about the important business of growing its GDP and reducing income inequality. Today, it’s one of the most prosperous economies in Africa, growing steadily at around 5% per year. The government has also taken bold steps – such as export processing zones – to diversify the economy away from...

Fact File Capital: Nouakchott Population: 3,461,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +222 Currency: Ouguiya. Exchange rate: $1 = 291.498 MRO Language: Arabic Visas Visas are required by all visitors and are valid for 90 days. Airlines Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air France – www.airfrance.com Iberia – www.iberia.com Tunisair – www.tunisair.com THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com Car Hire Avis – www.avis.com Europcar – www.europcar.com

Fact File Capital: Bamako Population: 16,678,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +223 Currency:CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Mali: Algeria, Andorra,Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia All other countries require a visa. Airlines Aigle Azur – www.aigle-azur.com Afrinat Airlines – www.afrinat.com Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air Burkina...

Fact File Capital: Lilongwe Population: 15,316,000 Time zone: GMT +2 Plugs: Three pin square, British style Dialling code: +265 Currency: Malawian kwacha. Exchange rate: $1 = 329.757 MWK Language: English, Nyanja Visas Visa not required by the following nationalities for visits up to 30 days: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland,...

Fact File Capital: Antananarivo Population: 21,852,000 Time zone: UCT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +261 Currency: Malagasy ariary. Exchange rate: $1 = 2,209.99 MGA Language: French, Malagasy Visas Visas are required by all visitors and can be obtained on arrival at the airport. Visas are valid for 90 days. Airlines Air Austral – www.air-austral.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Air Madagascar – www.airmadagascar.com Air Mauritius – www.airmauritius.com Airlink – www.flyairlink.com Comores Aviation – www.comoresaviation.com Kenya Airways...