Comoros
Fact File
Capital: Moroni
Population: 743,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +269
Currency: Comorian franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 374.847 KMF
Language: Arabic, French
Visas
All nationalities require a visa when...
Chad
Fact File
Capital: N’Djamena
Population: 12,948,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +235
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French, Arabic
Visas
The following nationalities do not...
Central African Republic
Fact File
Capital: Bagui
Population: 5,217,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +236
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French, Sangho
Visas
All nationalities require a visa...
Cape Verde
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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...
Cameroon
Fact File
Capital: Yaounde
Population: 21,331,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +237
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: English, French
Visas
All nationalities need a visa,...
Burundi
Fact File
Capital: Bujumbara
Population: 9,023,000
Time zone: GMT +2
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +257
Currency: Burundi franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 1,539.98 BIF
Language: Kirundi, French
Visa
Nationals from the Democratic Republic...
Burkina Faso
Fact File
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 17,338,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +226
Currency: CFA Franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do...
Botswana
Fact File
Population: 2,096,000
Time zone: GMT+2
Plugs: M-Plug, G-Plug, Europlug
Dialling code: +267
Currency: Pula (BWP)
Language: English, Setswana
Background
Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name...
Benin
Fact File
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 9,742,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two-pin round
Dialling code: +229
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not...
Angola
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Population: 12 million
Time zone: GMT+1
Plugs: Round-pin attachment
Dialling code: +244
Currency: Kwanza - $1=97.5AOA
Language: Portuguese, Bantu, other African languages
Background
Once a Portuguese colony, Angola achieved independence...
Algeria
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Capital: Algiers
Population: 38,295,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two-pin round
Dialling code: +213
Currency: Algerian dinar. Exchange rate: $1= DZD78.4
Language: Arabic
Visa
All non-Algerians need to apply for a visa...
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