Addis Abeba
Addis Ababa (in Amharic means "new flower") is the capital of the African country Ethiopia. In 2008 living
in the Ethiopian capital 3 147 000 people and is growing by 8% annually. Located at the foot of Mount Entoto.
Remarkably complete absence of street names in many parts of the city. Today, here are headquarters of the African
Union and the Economic Commission for Africa United Nations. It is believed that the city is "Cradle of Mankind,
because here was discovered the oldest human DNA, finding so far. The city is often referred to as the "Capital of
Africa" because of its long history. Nearly 24% of the country's urban population lives in stolitsata.Adis Ababa
is one of the most clean and safe city streets of the Black kontinent.Po almost no beggars, and the worst crimes
that take place here are dzhepchiystvo and fraud. The majority of the population are Christians - 83% after Muslims
(16.2%) and 0.8 percent profess other religions. In recent years, the city began construction boom - shopping malls
and modern skyscrapers appear in the urban landscape. Some say it's "spa capital" of Africa. Around the city there
are many cultivated areas on which work coming from the villages and smaller towns people. ransportat in the city
include public buses and blue-white taxis, known as "blue donkeys". They usually fit around 15 people. In each charge
has two people - one driving and the other collects the fees. Addis Ababa is an international airport served by a "disease",
the new terminal was opened in 2003. The city is the University of Addis Ababa, which was once told by University
of Haile Selassie I "in honor of the former Emperor of Ethiopia.
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