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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name in national languages
  • Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
    yeʾĪtiyoṗṗiya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk
    Oromo:Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa
    Somali:Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya
    Afar:Ityoppiah Federalih Demokrasih Ummuno
    Tigrinya:ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
    nayi'ītiyop'iya fēdēralawī dēmokirasīyawī rīpebilīki
Anthem: 
ወደፊት ገስግሺ ፣ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
(English: "March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia")
Location of Ethiopia
Capital
and largest city
Addis Ababa
9°1′N38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E / 9.017; 38.750
Official languagesAfar
Amharic
Oromo
Somali
Tigrinya[1][2][3]
Ethnic groups
(2007[5][6])
Religion
(2016[7])
Demonym(s)Ethiopian
GovernmentEthnofederalist[8] (federal) parliamentaryconstitutional republic
Sahle-Work Zewde
Abiy Ahmed
Demeke Mekonnen
Tagesse Chafo
• Speaker of the House of Federation
Adem Farah
Meaza Ashenafi
LegislatureFederal Parliamentary Assembly
House of Federation
House of Peoples' Representatives
Formation
1270
1855
1904
9 May 1936
5 May 1941
•  Derg military rule and overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie
12 September 1974
28 May 1991
21 August 1995
Area
• Total
1,104,300[9] km2 (426,400 sq mi) (26th)
• Water (%)
0.7
Population
• 2021 estimate
117,876,227[10] (12th)
• 2007 census
73,750,932[6]
• Density
92.7/km2 (240.1/sq mi) (123rd)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$278 billion[11] (58th)
• Per capita
$2,772[12]
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
$91.514 billion[12] (65th)
• Per capita
$974[12]
Gini (2015)Negative increase 35.0[13]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.485[14]
low · 173rd
CurrencyBirr (ETB)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+251
ISO 3166 codeET
Internet TLD.et

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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