Ethiopia

COUNTRY FLAG

COAT OF ARMS

LOCATION MAP

AREA MAP

Government: Federal Parliamentary Republic

Current President: Mulatu Teshome Wirtu

Economy:

• Agriculture accounts for 41% of GDP and 85% of total employment.
• Coffee is a major export crop.

Population: 108,386,391 (2018)

Land Size: 1.13 million sq km (437,794 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

• Oromo 34.5%
• Amara 26.9%
• Somalie 6.2%
• Tigraway 6.1%
• Sidama 4%
• Guragie 2.5%
• Welaita 2.3%
• Hadiya 1.7%
• Affar 1.7%
• Gamo 1.5%
• Gedeo 1.3%
• Other 11.3% (2007 Census)

• Orthodox: 43.5%
• Muslim: 33.9%
• Protestant: 18.6%
• Traditional: 2.6%
• Catholic: 0.7%
• Other: 0.7%

Language(s):

• Amariga (Amharic) (official): 32.7%
• Oromigna (official regional): 31.6%
• Tigrigna (official regional): 6.1%
• Somaligna: 6%
• Guaragigna: 3.5%
• Sidamigna: 3.5%
• Hadiyigna: 1.7%
• Affar: 1.7%
• Gamo: 1.5%
• Gedeo: 1.3%
• Other: 11.3%

Links:

• CIA World Fact Book: Ethiopia
• U.S. Department of State: Ethiopia
• BBC News: Ethiopia
• Ethiopian Embassy in the U.S.
• The Ethiopian Herald
• Ethiopian News