Ethiopia
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| Official name | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Name in local language | የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ; YeItyopya Fédéralawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripeblik (am) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | East Africa |
| Population (ranking: 13e) | 101,104,642 inhabitants (2020) |
| Population growth | 2.33 % / year |
| Area | 1,132,308 km² |
| Density | 89.29 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 68e) | 96.108 billions $USD (2019) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 858 $USD (2019) |
| GDP growth | 8.28 % / year (2019) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 66.20 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 38.07 ‰ (2013) |
| Fertility rate | 4.20 children / woman (2017) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 8.87 ‰ (2013) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 58.28 ‰ (2013) |
| Literacy rate | 54.98 % (2007) |
| Official languages | No one. Amharic is the federal government language |
| Currency | Birr (ETB) |
| HDI (ranking: 212e) | 0.470 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 44.78 (2018) |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Head of State | President Sahle-Work Zewde |
| National Day | 28 May (Fall of the Derg diet in 1987) |
| ISO Codes | ET, ETH |
| Demonym | Ethiopian |
| Tourists (ranking) | 871,000 people (2016) |
Economic boom thanks to a large population of 100M+
Ethiopia is a state in the Horn of Africa that shares borders with Eritrea, which is an old province of the country, Somalia, Somaliland, Puntland, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya and Djibouti. Since Eritrea’s independence in 1993, Ethiopia no longer has access to the sea.
Volcano Erta Ale, Ethiopia. Photo: Most Beautiful Spots
Addis Ababa, 2018. Photo: Getahun MekuriaUrban areas (2020)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|
| Addis Ababa | 5,153,002 inhabitants |
| Diré Dawa | 453,000 inhabitants |
| Mekelle | 310,436 inhabitants |
| Adama (Nazret) | 274,469 inhabitants |
| Harar | 240,000 inhabitants |
| Gondar | 232,782 inhabitants |
| Desé | 202,162 inhabitants |
| Baher Dar | 200,452 inhabitants |
| Jimma | 190,607 inhabitants |
| Bishoftu (Debre Zeit) | 157,185 inhabitants |
| Awassa | 156,366 inhabitants |
| Jijiga | 117,321 inhabitants |
| Shashemenné | 111,822 inhabitants |
Administrative divisions
| Regions (Kilil) | Population | Area |
|---|
| Addis-Abeba | 3,352,000 inhabitants | 527 km² |
| Afar | 1,769,002 inhabitants | 72,053 km² |
| Amhara | 20,769,985 inhabitants | 154,709 km² |
| Benishangul-Gumaz | 1,033,999 inhabitants | 50,699 km² |
| Diré Dawa | 453,000 inhabitants | 1,559 km² |
| Gambela | 422,002 inhabitants | 29,783 km² |
| Harar | 240,000 inhabitants | 334 km² |
| Les nations, nationalités et peuples du Sud | 18,719,008 inhabitants | 105,887 km² |
| Oromia | 34,575,008 inhabitants | 284,538 km² |
| Somali | 5,598,002 inhabitants | 279,252 km² |
| Tigré | 5,151,998 inhabitants | 41,410 km² |
See also
