Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name in national languages | Amharic: | የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
yeʾĪtiyoṗṗiya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk |
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| Oromo: | Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa |
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| Somali: | Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobyaa |
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| Afar: | ityoppiah federalih demokrasih ummuno |
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| Tigrinya: | ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
nayi'ītiyop'iya fēdēralawī dēmokirasīyawī rīpebilīki |
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Capital
and largest city | Addis Ababa
9°1′N38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E / 9.017; 38.750 |
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| Official languages | Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, English[1] |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 62.8% Christianity
—43.5% Ethiopian Orthodoxy
—18.6% Pentay (Protestantism)
—0.7% Catholicism
33.9% Islam
2.6% Traditional faiths
0.7% Others/None[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Ethiopian* |
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| Government | Ethnofederalist[5]parliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| Sahle-Work Zewde |
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| Abiy Ahmed |
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| Demeke Mekonnen |
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| Tagesse Chafo |
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| Meaza Ashenafi |
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| Legislature | Federal Parliamentary Assembly |
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| House of Federation |
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| House of Peoples' Representatives |
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| Formation |
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| c. 980 BCE |
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| c. 100 CE |
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| 900 |
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| 1137 |
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| 1936 |
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• Sovereignty restored | 1941 |
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| 1974 |
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| 1987 |
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| 1993 |
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| 21 August 1995 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 1,104,300[6] km2 (426,400 sq mi) (28th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.7 |
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| Population |
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• 2018 estimate | 109,224,414[7][8] (12th) |
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• 2007 census | 73,750,932[9] |
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• Density | 92.7/km2 (240.1/sq mi) (123rd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $240.168 billion[10] |
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• Per capita | $2,701[10] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $103.588 billion[10] |
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• Per capita | $1,066[10] |
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| Gini (2011) |  33.6[11]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.470[12]
low · 173rd |
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| Currency | Birr (ETB) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +251 |
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| ISO 3166 code | ET |
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| Internet TLD | .et |
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