Profile of Mozambique

CAPITAL: Maputo

CURRENCY: Metical (MZM)

CLIMATE: Two main seasons, one wet and one dry, divide the climatic year. The wet season, from November through March, has monthly averages between 27°C and 29°C, with cooler temperatures in the interior uplands. The dry season lasts from April to October and has June and July temperatures averaging 18 to 20°C. The average annual rainfall is greatest (about 142 cm) over the western hills and the central areas, and lowest (30 cm) in the southwest.

AIRPORTS: Maputo International Airport, Vilanculos Airport, Beira Airport.

LANGUAGE: Portuguese. Also speak English in tourist areas.

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