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{{infobox Country|country = of Ethiopia|map= <map lat='9.622414142924805' lng='38.60595703125' zoom='5' view='0' float='right' />|language = Amharic|capital = [[Addis Ababa]]|pop = 78,254,090|currency = Birr (ETB)|hitch = {{very good}}}}[[Image:Ethiopia Ethopia alex.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Waiting for the right lift, South of [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]].]] Hitchhiking in '''Ethiopia''' is possible. The country is listed as one of the world poorest countries. Hitchhiking there is possible and completely doable. It might be that Ethiopians see a hitcher as having a robbery or banditry motive without as hitching since hitchhiking is an unknown conceptthere, however, white guys might have a bonus. Without the right technique, mostly taxis will Taxis might stop to pick for you if you upuse a wrong hitchhiking technique. In rural areas , ''faranji'' might hitch with NGO's or some private cars do hitchhiking when public transport is absent, but although payment can be expected in a matter of contribution to contribute with the high cost of fuel (says according to the Lonely Planet). Nevertheless, it is possible to catch some free rides. That one does not Just tell the driver clearly you won't pay has to made clear before getting into the when boarding a vehicle.

[[Image:Ethiopia2 Ethopia2 alex.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Having a free lift, in this case with people from a driver of NGOvehicle.]] The country's Car License Plate car license plate system is based on a very specific system, The : the colour state states the status of the ownership (''Blue'' for Private / ''Black'' for Government / ''Orange'' for Businesses or NGOs / ''Red'' for Taxis). The NGOs plate always starts with a number (generally 35 being the general trend, other numbers simply specify a country of origin the origins of the local organisation) while CD (White/Yellow/Black) represents the embassies cars and where the first number specifies the country. Also appears on the License Plate the The 2 letters of the city of registrationalso appears on the license plate, both in latin Latin alphabet and amhariclocal Amharic. For example , AA stand stands for Addis Ababa.

The border with Djibouti through [[Galafi]] is at accessible only (in some point places only accessible ?) by hitching with the load of truckers doing who drive on the road between [[Djibouti City|Djibouti]] Harbour and [[Awash]], where a payment of about 150-200Birr (from [[Logiya]]) will can be expected.

* [[Sudan]]: via [[Metemat]], note that Visa are visa is required in advance and take which takes up to one month to obtain.

* [[http://wikitravel:.org/en/Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' at Wikitravel]]* [[digihttp://www.digihitch.com/world/Africa/Ethiopia|''Ethiopia'' on digihitch]]

[[Category:Eastern Africa]][[Category:Ethiopia]]{{IsIn|Eastern Africa}}