# Ethiopia

Ethiopia

sovereign state, country, landlocked country| Year dem found am | 21 August 1995  |
| Official name | la République démocratique fédérale d’Éthiopie  |
| Native label | የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Repabliikii Itoophiyaa, ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, Toophphiya Federaalle Dimokkiraatike Ripaabilike  |
| IPA transcription | ɛtɪˈuːpɪɑ  |
| Official language | Amharic  |
| Anthem | March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia  |
| Culture | culture of Ethiopia  |
| Motto text | Land of origins, Gwlad y tarddu  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Ethiopia  |
| Capital | Addis Ababa  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+03:00, East Africa Time, Africa/Asmara  |
| Located in/on physical feature | East Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 9°0′0″N 40°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 8°0′4″N 48°0′3″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 14°52′48″N 37°54′0″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 3°24′14″N 39°33′9″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 7°56′41″N 32°59′53″E  |
| Highest point | Ras Dashen  |
| Lowest point | Danakil Depression  |
| Government ein basic form | federal republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Ethiopia  |
| State ein head | Taye Atske Selassie  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Ethiopia  |
| Government ein head | Abiy Ahmed  |
| Executive body | Government of Ethiopia  |
| Legislative body | Federal Parliamentary Assembly  |
| Central bank | National Bank of Ethiopia  |
| Currency | bir  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Hashtag | Ethiopia  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .et  |
| Flag | flag of Ethiopia  |
| Coat of arms | Emblem of Ethiopia  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Ethiopia  |
| Get characteristic | not-free country  |
| History of topic | history of Ethiopia  |
| Patron saint | Saint George  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Ethiopia  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Ethiopia  |
| Mobile country code | 636  |
| Country calling code | +251  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 911, 907, 939, 991  |
| Vehicle registration plate code | ETH  |
| Maritime identification digits | 624  |
| Unicode character | 🇪🇹  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Ethiopia  |

**Ethiopia**, alias **Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia**, be landlocked country. Edey Africa ein horn insyd. Ein den Eritrea dey share border for north, den plus Djibouti for northeast, Somalia for de east den northeast, Kenya for de south, South Sudan for de west, den Sudan for de northwest. Ethiopia dey cover land area of 1,112,000 square kilometres (472,000 sq. miles). As of 2023, ebe home to around 128 million inhabitants, wey dey make am de 13th-most populous country for de world insyd, de 2nd-most populous insyd Africa after Nigeria, den de most populated landlocked country for Earth top. De national capital den largest city, Addis Ababa, dey lie several kilometres west of de East African Rift wey dey split de country into de African den Somali tectonic plates.

Ethiopia be multi-ethnic state plus ova 80 different ethnic groups. Christianity be de most widely faith dem profess insyd de country, plus significant minorities of de adherents of Islam den small percentage to traditional faiths. Dis sovereign state be founding member of de UN, de Group of 24, de Non-Aligned Movement, de Group of 77, den de Organisation of African Unity. Addis Ababa be de headquarters of de African Union, de Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, de United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, de African Standby Force den chaw of de global non-governmental organizations wey dey focus for Africa top. Ethiopia cam turn full member of BRICS insyd 2024.

## Government den politics

### Administrative divisions

Ethiopia be administratively divided go four levels: regions, zones, *woredas* (districts) den *kebele* (wards). De country dey comprise 12 regions den two city administrations under dese regions, plenty of zones, woredas den neighbourhood administration: kebeles. De two federal-level city administrations be Addis Ababa den Dire Dawa.

Map of regions den zones of Ethiopia
## Demographics

| Ethnic groups insyd Ethiopia |
| --- |
| Ethnic group | Population |
| Oromo | 25.4 (34.4%) |
| Amhara | 19.9 (27.0%) |
| Somali | 4.59 (6.2%) |
| Tigrayans | 4.49 (6.1%) |
| Sidama | 2.95 (4.0%) |
| Gurage | 1.86 (2.5%) |
| Welayta | 1.68 (2.3%) |
| Afar | 1.28 (1.7%) |
| Hadiya | 1.27 (1.7%) |
| Gamo | 1.10 (1.5%) |
| Others | 9.30 (12.6%) |
| Population insyd millions according to 2007 Census |

### Urbanization

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Ethiopia

CSA (Urban population projection values of 2016) |
| --- |
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| 1 | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | 3,352,000 | 11 | Shashamane | Oromia | 154,587 |
| 2 | Gondar | Amhara | 341,991 | 12 | Bishoftu | Oromia | 153,847 |
| 3 | Mek'ele | Tigray | 340,858 | 13 | Sodo | SNNPR | 253,322 |
| 4 | Adama | Oromia | 338,940 | 14 | Arba Minch | SNNPR | 151,013 |
| 5 | Hawassa | SNNPR | 318,618 | 15 | Hosaena | SNNPR | 141,352 |
| 6 | Bahir Dar | Amhara | 297,794 | 16 | Harar | Harari | 133,000 |
| 7 | Dire Dawa | Dire Dawa | 285,000 | 17 | Dila | SNNPR | 119,276 |
| 8 | Dessie | Amhara | 198,428 | 18 | Nekemte | Oromia | 115,741 |
| 9 | Jimma | Oromia | 186,148 | 19 | Debre Birhan | Amhara | 107,827 |
| 10 | Jijiga | Somali | 164,321 | 20 | Asella | Oromia | 103,522 |

## Read further

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* Dis article dey incorporate text from dis source, wich edey insyd de public domain. *Country Studies*. Federal Research Division.
* Dis article dey incorporate public domain material from *The World Factbook*. CIA.

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* Ethiopia. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* BBC Ethiopia Profile
* World Bank Ethiopia Summary Trade Statistics
* Ethiopia at Curlie
* Key Development Forecasts for Ethiopia from International Futures.
* Ethiopia pages – U.S. Dept. of State (wich dey include current State Dept. press releases den reports for Ethiopia top)