Tanzania
Fact File
Population: 45 million
Time zone: GMT+3
Plugs: Three-prong square
Dialling code: +255
Currency: Tanzanian shilling - $1=1606TZS
Language: English, Swahili, Kiswahili
Background
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, which...
Swaziland
Fact File
Capital: Mbabane
Population: 1,077,000
Time zone: UTC +2
Plugs: Three pin round, South African style
Dialling code: +268
Currency: Swazi lilangeni. Exchange rate: $1 = 9.86281 SZL
Language: English, siSwati
Make...
Sudan
Fact File
Capital: Khartoum
Population: 35,150,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +249
Currency: Sudanese pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 4.40249 SDG
Language: Arabic
Visas
Visas are required by almost...
South Sudan
Fact File
Capital: Juba
Population: 10,334,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +211
Currency: Sudanese pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 4.40249 SDG
Language: Arabic
Airlines
African Express Airways – www.africanexpress.co.ke
Air Uganda...
South Africa
Fact File
Population: 52 million
Time: GMT +2
Plugs: Three-pin round
Dialling code: +27
Currency: Rand - $1=10.2ZAR
Language: 11 official languages, but English is predominantly spoken
Background
South Africa’s apartheid legacy...
Somalia
Fact File
Capital: Mogadishu
Population: 9,662,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +252
Currency: Somali shilling. Exchange rate: $1 = 1,377.98 SOS
Language: Somali
Visas
All countries require a visa...
Sierra Leone
Fact File
Capital: Freetown
Population: 5,823,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Three pin square, British Style
Dialling code: +232
Currency: Sierre Leonean leone. Exchange rate: $1 = 4,329.94 SLL
Language: English, Mende,...
Seychelles
Fact File
Capital: Victoria
Population: 94,000
Time zone: GMT +4
Plugs: Three pin square, British style
Dialling code: +248
Currency: Seychellois rupee. Exchange rate: $1 = 12.0233 SCR
Language: English, French
Visas
No visa is...
Senegal
Fact File
Capital: Dakar
Population: 13,567,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two and three pin round
Dialling code: +221
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
The following countries...
São Tomé and Príncipe
Fact File
Population: 194,000
Time zone: UTC 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +239
Currency: Sao Tomean dobra. Exchange rate: $1 = 18,730.00 STD
Language: Portuguese
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
TAAG...
Saint Helena
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...
Rwanda
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...