County: Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
Area:
total: 1,127,127 sq km
land: 1,119,683 sq km
water: 7,444 sq km
Government type: federal republic Religions: Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
Languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)
Getting There
By Air

Ethiopian Airlines has a large fleet flying to major African capital cities, and to Yemen. It also effectively connects West and East African countries and a few major cities in Europe such as London and Frankfurt. The international airport is 8km outside the capital city, Addis Ababa. You can rent a car, take a taxi or board the bus to the city centre.

By Rail
Djibouti has a railway line to Addis Ababa, which is, however, not open to tourists at the moment.
By Road
Road travel is possible from Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. Many of these are, however, unsafe or ill-maintained.


 
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