ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 31,255,435 • CAPITAL: Maputo • MAIN CITIES: Beira, Nampula • VISA: U.S. passport holders require a visa in advance and passport must be valid for six months from date of entry with three unstamped pages. Visit or call the embassy (details above) between 3-5pm for current visa information. Close attention should be paid to the period the holder is authorized to stay in Mozambique • HEALTH: A yellow fever certifi cate is required for arrivals from an infected area. Hepatitis A, typhoid, polio and malaria precautions are recommended • CURRENCY: Metical (MZN). U.S.
dollars and South African rand widely accepted, as are Visa and American Express cards • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): MZN64.04 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent suggested • TIME: GMT +2 • ELECTRICITY: 240 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the left • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Feb 3; Mar 20; Apr 7, 15; May 1, 2; Jun 21, 25; Sep 7, 23-26; Oct 4; Dec 21, 25, 26 • LANGUAGE: Portuguese. Many people speak English • RELIGION: Christian, Hindu Muslim and traditional beliefs • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +258
CLIMATE Tropical and subtropical, conditioned by the Indian Ocean monsoon and hot air currents of the equatorial regions. The north and center are tropical humid; the rainy season is October to April
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Maputo Mavalane (MPM) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 21h via Johannesburg
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T ANZANIA Lake Nyasa Lichinga Pemba Nacala Lago Chirua Tete Quelimane ZIMBABWE