Africa Country Info

Fact File Capital: Banjul Population: 1,794,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Three pin square Dialling code: +220 Currency: Gambian Dalasi. Exchange rate: $1 = 36.4930 GMD Language: English Visas Citizens of the following countries do...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fact File Capital: Conakry Population: 11,861,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +224 Currency: Guinean franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Visas are required by all visitors. Airlines Afrinat...

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...

Fact File Capital: Asmara Population: 4,980,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +291 Currency: Eritrean Nakfa. Exchange rate: $1 = 10.7100 ERN Language: Tigrinya, Arabic, French Visas Visas required by all...

Fact File Capital: Djibouti Population: 912,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +253 Currency: Djiboutian franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 179.698 DJF Language: French, Arabic Visas All nationalities require a visa...

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...

Lesotho is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 square kilometres in size and has a population slightly over two million. The name Lesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho. About 40% of the population live below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day.