What every visitor should know about Ethiopia:

Money
The currency is the Ethiopian birr (ETB). 10 ETB is worth about US$0.80, or €0.56.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3 out of 5 (Average)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Carjacking
  • Banditry on rural roads
Capital
Addis Ababa
Tap water
Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.

Ethiopia facts and figures:

People

Population
85,237,338
Language
Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
Ethnicity
Oromo 32.1%, Amara 30.1%, Tigraway 6.2%, Somalie 5.9%, Guragie 4.3%, Sidama 3.5%, Welaita 2.4%, other 15.4%

Economy

GDP
US$800 (per capita)
Income equality
High
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