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19 -Time differences
The time difference with France is 0 in winter and +1 hour in summer.
 18 - Transport
The Paris-Luanda flight lasts 9 hours.

The national airline is the Linhas Aereas of Angola.

Internal transport :
Angola has nine new airports (among which is Luanda International)
three important sea ports (Luanda : 1,100,000 tons, Cabinda and Lobito-Benguela)
2,800 kms of railway
and 80,000 kms of roads, 9,000 of which are tarmac
 
20 - Telecommunications

Telephone :

There are 48,900 telephones in the country.

To phone Angola from France : dial 00 244 + the town code + the n° of your correspondent
Luanda = 2

Press/Newspapers :
Leading Angolan daily : « O Jornal de Angola » (daily : 50,000 copies)
Rua Raihna Jinga, 13-24 - CP 1312 LUANDA. : tel 33 16 19.
 21 - Airport
Angola has nine new airports (among which is Luanda International)
 

22 - Car rental
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Luanda - Tel.32658 /32681
Airport - Tel. 391 398

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23 - Hotels

The hotels which have a star-classing system are quite reasonably priced.

Le Presidente Meridien Luanda - 4 de Fevereiro, BP 5791 (5 stars),
184 rooms, 304 beds
 24 - Your suitcase

Take light clothing and neutral colours if you visit the game parks. Also a light sweater or jacket for airconditionning or cooler evenings.

Take good walking shoes.

 26 - Banks
Banco Nacional de Angola/Direçao Operaçoes Internacionais

Foreign exchange regime
Commercial banks can negotiate with their clients or for their own benefit the buying or the sale of foreign currency at a freely chosen rate. Classical procedures permit companies to repatriate their profits, after authorisation from the National Bank, the latter having the monopoly on transfers.
In reality, the reserves of strong foreign currencies held by the Central Bank are at their lowest level and companies have to wait longer and longer. This feeds the foreign currency black market. The difference between the official rate and the black market rate of the national currency is growing, and it reached a bit over 20% in mid-September.
 
27 - Schools The French School of Luanda
 28 - Guides
- Guide Atlas Jeune Afrique du Continent Africain.

- Quid.

29 - Observations

Accomodation and food
Expatriate accomodation is difficult to find, of bad quality and very expensive.
Foodstuff is getting easier to find.

Security is extremely bad.

Customs clearance
It takes on average 4 to 5 days if the necessary documents to clear the goods are given to the forwarding agent at least 3 days before the ship arrives.