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- <text id=93CT1655>
- <title>
- Congo--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Southern Africa
- Congo
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Summer clothing is suitable year round.
- Bring sweaters for cool evenings during the dry season
- (May-September),
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Visas are required, and yellow fever inoculation is
- recommended. Health requirements change; check latest
- information.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Hospitals are located only in the major towns; health
- care is basic. Malaria suppressants are necessary. All travelers
- to remote areas should be immunized against polio, typhoid, and
- hepatitis. Tapwater is not potable. Do not eat raw foods or
- undercooked meats.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local telephone service is often
- unreliable; international service is by satellite via Paris,
- and connections with the US are usually available. Brazzaville
- is 6 hours ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Public transportation is inadequate. Taxis
- are plentiful; agree on the price in advance. A national
- airline and air charters provide domestic service. Should you
- plan to visit Zaire, get your visa in advance, as it is a
- time-consuming process in Brazzaville.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Businesses and the US Embassy may be
- closed on the following Congolese holidays:
- </p>
- <p>New Year's Day, January 1; Labor Day, May 1; Readjustment of
- the Revolution, July 31; The Trois Glorieuses, August 13-15;
- (known in English as the Three Glorious Days, which denotes the
- overthrow of President Youlou by labor elements); All Soul's Day
- November 1, Children's Day, December 25; Proclamation of the Republic,
- December 31.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- March 1988.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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