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Geopolitical and historical information on the Northern African country of Ethiopia.

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Bonita Caily

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Geopolitical and historical information on the Northern African country of Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Cultural Profile - EthnoMed

Information about Ethiopian history, culture and community with emphasis on health related issues.
https://ethnomed.org/culture/ethiopian/copy_of_ethiopian-cultural-profile
Ethiopian Religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Paganism

Ethiopian Treasures explores the many varied aspects of Ethiopia including its history, culture, tradition, religion, language, calendar, geography and climate.
http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/religion.htm
Poverty and Healthcare in Ethiopia - Our Africa

Over four-fifths of Ethiopians live in rural areas, where it can be a struggle to access healthcare facilities.
http://www.our-africa.org/ethiopia/poverty-healthcare
History of Ethiopia - Lonely Planet Travel Information

History of Ethiopia, experience the modern and ancient historic past events, people and governments of Ethiopia - Lonely Planet.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia/history
Ethiopia Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - World Atlas

Ethiopia's capital city, currency, ethnicity, gdp, largest cities, languages, origin of name, population, province date and religions - by worldatlas.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/ethiopia/etfacts.htm
Ethiopia Economy

Learn more about the Ethiopia economy, including the population of Ethiopia, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/ethiopia
Ethiopia Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Ethiopia.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=ethiopia
Ethiopia GDP - Trading Economics

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ethiopia was worth 54.80 billion US dollars in 2014. The GDP value of Ethiopia represents 0.09 percent of the world economy. GDP in Ethiopia averaged 15.67 USD Billion from 1981 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 54.80 USD Billion in 2014 and a record low of 6.93 USD Billion in 1994.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ethiopia/gdp
Ethiopia Country Profile Overview - BBC News

Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key events and facts about this ancient former Christian empire in northeast Africa.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13349398
Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia

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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

in other official languages

Afar:	Itiyoppiya Federalih Demokrasih Ummuno
Amharic:	የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[a]
Oromo:	Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itoophiyaa
Somali:	Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya
Tigrinya:	ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[b]

Flag

Emblem

Anthem:
ወደፊት ገስግሺ ፣ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
"Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iy"
(English: "March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia")

Capital

and largest city

Addis Ababa
9°1′N 38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E

Official languages

Regional languages ^[4]

Ethnic groups

(2007 ^[5] ^[6])

34.5% Oromo
26.9% Amhara
6.2% Somali
6.1% Tigrayan
4.0% Sidama
2.5% Gurage
2.3% Welayta
1.7% Hadiya
1.7% Afar
1.5% Gamo
12.6% others

Religion

(2016 ^[7])

- 67.3% Christianity
  - 43.8% Ethiopian Orthodoxy
  - 22.8% P'ent'ay
  - 0.7% other Christian
31.3% Islam
0.6% traditional faiths
0.8% others/none

Demonym(s)

Ethiopian

Government

Federal parliamentary republic^[8] under an authoritarian government^[9]^[10]

• President

Taye Atske Selassie

• Prime Minister

Abiy Ahmed

• Deputy Prime Minister

Temesgen Tiruneh

• Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court

Tewodros Mihret

Legislature

Federal Parliamentary Assembly

• Upper house

House of Federation

• Lower house

House of Peoples' Representatives

Formation

• Dʿmt

980 BC

• Kingdom of Aksum

400 BC

• Ethiopian Empire

1270

• Zemene Mesafint

7 May 1769

• Reunification

11 February 1855

• Centralisation

1904

• Occupied and annexed into Italian East Africa

9 May 1936

• Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement

31 January 1942

• Derg

12 September 1974

• People's Democratic Republic

22 February 1987

• Transitional government

28 May 1991

• Current constitution

21 August 1995

Area

• Total

1,104,300 km² (426,400 sq mi) (26th)

• Water (%)

0.7

Population

• 2024 estimate

132,900,000^[11] (10th)

• 2007 census

73,750,932^[6]

• Density

92.7/km² (240.1/sq mi) (123rd)

GDP (PPP)

2024 estimate

• Total

$434.44 billion^[12] (55th)

• Per capita

$4,050^[12] (159th)

GDP (nominal)

2024 estimate

• Total

$145.03 billion^[12] (59th)

• Per capita

$1,350^[12] (159th)

Gini (2015)

35.0^[13]
medium inequality

HDI (2022)

0.492^[14]
low (176th)

Currency

Birr (ETB)

Time zone

UTC+3 (EAT)

Date format

dd/mm/yyyy

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Links
Media

Ethiopian Cultural Profile - EthnoMed

Information about Ethiopian history, culture and community with emphasis on health related issues.
https://ethnomed.org/culture/ethiopian/copy_of_ethiopian-cultural-profile
Ethiopian Religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Paganism

Ethiopian Treasures explores the many varied aspects of Ethiopia including its history, culture, tradition, religion, language, calendar, geography and climate.
http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/religion.htm
Poverty and Healthcare in Ethiopia - Our Africa

Over four-fifths of Ethiopians live in rural areas, where it can be a struggle to access healthcare facilities.
http://www.our-africa.org/ethiopia/poverty-healthcare
History of Ethiopia - Lonely Planet Travel Information

History of Ethiopia, experience the modern and ancient historic past events, people and governments of Ethiopia - Lonely Planet.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia/history
Ethiopia Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - World Atlas

Ethiopia's capital city, currency, ethnicity, gdp, largest cities, languages, origin of name, population, province date and religions - by worldatlas.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/ethiopia/etfacts.htm
Ethiopia Economy

Learn more about the Ethiopia economy, including the population of Ethiopia, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/ethiopia
Ethiopia Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Ethiopia.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=ethiopia
Ethiopia GDP - Trading Economics

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ethiopia was worth 54.80 billion US dollars in 2014. The GDP value of Ethiopia represents 0.09 percent of the world economy. GDP in Ethiopia averaged 15.67 USD Billion from 1981 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 54.80 USD Billion in 2014 and a record low of 6.93 USD Billion in 1994.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ethiopia/gdp
Ethiopia Country Profile Overview - BBC News

Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key events and facts about this ancient former Christian empire in northeast Africa.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13349398
Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

in other official languages

Afar:	Itiyoppiya Federalih Demokrasih Ummuno
Amharic:	የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[a]
Oromo:	Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itoophiyaa
Somali:	Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya
Tigrinya:	ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[b]