MOZAMBIQUE

CURRENCY: Metical (Mt).

EXCHANGE RATE: Mt 11,225.40 = US$1.

LANGUAGE: Portuguese; English is not widely spoken.Important tribal languages are Makua, Tsonga, Sena and Shona.

POPULATION: 15.8 million.

CAPITAL: Maputo.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 258.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The Metical import and export is forbidden.Foreign currency import is free, but it must be declared.Foreign visitors must exchange US$25 or equivalent upon arrival.The export of foreign currency is allowed up to the amount declared on import.

GAMING INFORMATION: There is one full scale casino in the capital Maputo.