Name: Ethiopia
Population: 101.8 million
Capital: Addis Ababa
Language: Amharic/Oromo/Tigrinya/Guaragigna/Somali/Arabic/English
Currency: Birr (ETB)
Time Zone: UTC +3

With archaeological finds dating back 3.5 million years, Ethiopia is a place of ancient culture and distinct rugged beauty. Among its important sites are Lalibela with its rock-cut Christian churches from the 12th–13th centuries. Aksum is the ruins of an ancient city with obelisks, tombs, castles and Our Lady Mary of Zion church.

Ethiopia has many more strings to its bow, with unparalleled sites of natural wonder such as The Danakil Depression, with its simmering volcanoes and bright yellow sulphurous mounds that form otherworldly shapes. This unusual site looks truly out of this world and is reason enough to pay Ethiopia a visit.

For more information Ethiopia’s Tourism website here.