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Mozambique is a nation on the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa. It is surrounded by South Africa to the south, Tanzania to the north and has domestic boundaries with Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Mozambique's eastern seashore along the Indian Ocean is more than 1,000km long, a incredible draw for scuba divers, fishermen, sailors and beach lovers. Cities: Maputo - the thriving capital in the far south of the country, Beira - a busy port town and capital of Sofala Province, Inhambane - a pretty historic town on a bay and Nampula - an industrial city in the north and capital of Nampula Province.

Almost five centuries of Portuguese immigration came to a close for Mozambique with sovereignty in 1975. Large-scale emigration by European residents, fiscal dependence on South Africa, a rigorous drought and a stretched civil war stuck the country's development. The ruling party formally discarded Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multi-party elections and a free market economy. An UN-negotiated peace agreement with rebel forces ended the fighting in 1992. Heavy flooding in both 1999 and 2000 severely hurt the economy. It's now slowly working towards building solidity and an economy, and is slowly positioning itself as a major tourist attraction. With all it has to offer, the future looks vivid.

Sleep: There's a wide range of housing in the country depending on locality. The larger visitor areas have the widest collection, from local fleabag hotels and traveler lodges with dorms for those on a budget to 4 and 5 star resorts and hotels in Maputo and some of the beach destinations. Work: You may be able to find work teaching at a school such as The American International School of Mozambique.  If you're a certified dive master or teacher you could try helping out at one of the dive shops in Tofo Beach, Vilanculos or Ponta d'Ouro.