Ethiopia trekking & tours

• Holidays
• Introduction
• Key Facts
• Climate

• Capital city: Addis Ababa
• Population: 86,613,986 est 2013
• Size of country: 1,104,300 sq km
• Currency: Birr
• Power supply: 2220-240v
• Sockets: Round-two pin European variety
• Language: English, Arabic, Amarigna (Amharic)
• Time difference: GMT +3 hours
• Visas: British nationals require a visa
• Religion: Orthodox Christian 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7%
• Popular dishes: Wat (a thick stew), served on top of injera (a large sourdough flatbread)
• Popular drinks: Coffee
• Did you know: There are 13 months in the Ethiopian Calendar (which follows the ancient Coptic calendar). Each month has 30 days and the last month has only 5 or 6. New Year is celebrated on September 11th and they are almost eight years behind our western calendar.
• FCO advice: FCO travel advice
• World Travel Guide: World Travel Guide / Ethiopia