Full Name: Federal democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Capital City: Addis Ababa, which is the third highest located capital city in the world, over 5 million people live in the capital city.
Major Ethiopian Tourist Destinations:
Land: 1,127,708 square Kilometers (26th largest country in the world)
Language: Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with a great variety of languages spoken in the country, of which there are 83 with 200 dialects. Amharic is the working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia while Oromigna, Tigrigna and Guragina are widely spoken. Moreover, English, Italian, French and Arabic are widely spoken in the spheres of commerce and education.
Religion: Major religions in the country are Coptic Christian orthodox and Islam but there are also some Catholic and protestant.
Internet, telephone and fax service:
Internet domain or country code suffix .et Numerous internet cafes are available in Addis Ababa and in other cities. They all give Fax and telephone calling service. The country Dialing Code is +251.
Power Supply:
Ethiopia uses 220 volts 50 cycles AC.
Time Zone:
Ethiopia is in the GMT + 3 hours’ time zone.
Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar.
Main Export Products:
Coffee, hides and skins, oil seeds, beeswax, meat, sugarcane, Kat, gold and flowers.
Banking Hours
Banking hours are usually from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm from Monday to Friday and from 8:00 am – 11:00 am on Saturdays. Closing times may be an hour longer in some private banks. Most banks work through lunchtime; however foreign exchange services are closed during lunch hours (12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Couriers and Money transfer services
Money transfers can be made through Western Union and Money Gram. Both have representative branches in Addis Ababa and also make their services available from private and national banks.
Four courier service providers DHL, FedEx, UPS, TNT and EMS have offices in Addis Ababa
Credit & debit cards: MasterCard and Diners Club are accepted on a very limited basis (only in the five star Hotels in the capital city are certain to accept them). Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travelers cheques: To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take travelers cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Hotels
Addis Ababa has hotels that cater for all pockets, from the luxurious franchised international hotel such as : Sheraton, Radisson blu, Marriot and Hilton to the tourist-class hotels such as the Ghion, the Ethiopia and the Wabi Shebelle. All tourist resorts offer a choice of modern hotels.
Clothing
In general, between seasons clothes are appropriate. At higher altitudes, woolen clothes or a coat are needed in the evenings. Travelers should take rain coat or other rainwear, particularly when visiting the country during the period from February to October. It is usually possible to have clothes laundered at or near hotels within a short period of time (frequently services are offered 24 hours a day).
Health Requirements:
Prior to entry, visitors should be in possession of a valid health certificate for yellow fever. Vaccination against cholera is also required for any person who has visited or transited a cholera-infected area within six days prior to arrival in Ethiopia.
Custom
Duty-free imports are permitted for up to:
1. 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, or 1/2 lb of tobacco
2. 2 liters of alcoholic beverages
3. Half-liter or two bottles of perfume. Visitors may export souvenirs, although some articles (such as animal skin and antiques) require an export permits.
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