Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
Travel Currency
dobra (STD)
Languages
Portuguese (official)
Ethnic Groups
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
National Holiday
Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
Geographic Coordinates
1 00 N, 7 00 E
Location
Central Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, just north of the Equator, west of Gabon
Airports
2