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<text id=93CT1686>
<title>
Ethiopia--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Northern Africa
Ethiopia
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Customs: A valid Ethiopian visa is required for entry as are
current vaccinations for cholera and yellow fever. Strictly
enforced regulations limit importing and exporting Ethiopian
currency to not more than Ethiopian currency to not more than
Ethiopian birr 100 ($50).
</p>
<p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight woolens and light wraps are
appropriate year round. Umbrellas and lined raincoats are
necessary June-September.
</p>
<p> Health: Medical facilities and some modern medicines are
available in Addis Ababa and Asmara. Take reasonable precautions
regarding food and drink. Tapwater is not potable. The altitude
in Addis Ababa and Asmara can cause dizziness and adversely
affects those with cardiopulmonary conditions or asthma. Health
conditions in the countryside are poor.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Long-distance telephone and telegraph
service is available to the large towns in Ethiopia, to the US,
and to most European and many African countries. Addis Ababa is
eight time zones ahead of eastern standard time.
</p>
<p> Transportation: The most direct air routes from the US to
Addis Ababa are via Frankfurt, London, Nairobi, Rome, or Athens.
International airlines link Addis Ababa to Europe, Africa,
Middle East, and Asia. Ethiopian Airlines also serves the
interior. Municipal bus transportation is likely to be crowded,
but taxis are available from the National Tourist Office at
reasonable rates.
</p>
<p> Travel precautions: The unsettled conditions in the
countryside make it essential to check local security before
making any trip outside the capital and to secure formal
permission from the Ethiopian Government to leave the Shewa
region. Resident foreigners can normally travel within Shewa
Province without a special permit.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, July
1988.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>