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About Ethiopia
Ethiopia is part of the continent of Africa. The Capital of Ethiopia is: Addis Ababa. Capital timezone is: Africa/Addis_Ababa. Currency is: Birr.
Language Codes of Ethiopia : am,en-ET,om-ET,ti-ET,so-ET,sid
Languages speak in Ethiopia : Oromo (official working language in the State of Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of the State of Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of the State of Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of the State of Afar) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (2007 est.)
ISO Alpha-2 Code of Ethiopia is : ET
ISO Alpha-3 Code of Ethiopia is : ETH
ISO 3166-1 numeric (or numeric-3) Code of Ethiopia is : 231
ISD Code of Ethiopia is : +251
FIPS (Federal Information Processing System) Code is : ET
E.164 (The international telephone numbering plan) : 251
The top label domain of the Ethiopia is : .et
Internet host in Ethiopia is : 179
Internet users in Ethiopia is : 447300
Mobile phones in Ethiopia is : 20524000
Landline phone in Ethiopia is : 797500
Area of Ethiopia is : 1127127 KM2
GEO Name ID Ethiopia is : 337996
GDP of Ethiopia is : $47340000000
SWIFT / BIC Code
What is SWIFT/BIC Code?
SWIFT codes are abbreviations for the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Code. A SWIFT code is a code that is used to identify the country, bank, and branch of an account. A SWIFT code is also known as a BIC (Bank Identifier Code), but they are the same thing.
Formation of SWIFT Code
The Swift Code is either eight or eleven digits long and a combination of letters and numbers.
- The first four characters of the swift code are the bank code.
- The next two digits are the country code.
- The next two digits are the location code, and
- The last three digits are optional and aid in identifying the specific bank branch.
Applications of SWIFT Code/BIC Code
The following are some examples of SWIFT or BIC code applications:
- The Swift/BIC code is used to identify a specific branch of a bank or financial institution.
- It aids in international money transfers and acts as an executor for cross-border payments.
Example: Breakdown of SWIFT/BIC Code
A | B | C | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Bank Code | Country ISO Code | Location Code | Branch Code |