Thanks LincolnPirate and Noms! I appreciate the quick replies. Your answers provide some useful insight.

I'm definitely not looking forward to the heat. 50 Celsius is 122 Fahrenheit here, which is totally unheard of!

Noms, is it true that I need an exit permit from AJE every time I want to travel outside of the country? And if so, is that exit permit difficult to get on a regular basis?