Fact File
Capital: Praia
Population: 511,000
Time zone: GMT -1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +238
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Exchange rate: $1 = 84.4970 CVE
Language: Portuguese
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo
All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country.
Hotels
Praia
Postana Tropica – www.pestana.com
Pérda Hotel Residencial – www.hotelperda.cv
Residencial Nazare – www.residencialnazare.se
Oasis Atlantico Praiamar – www.oasisatlantico.com
Benfica Pensao – www.pensoabenfica.cv