Ethiopian

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊሪፐብሊክ yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk
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Anthem:  ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
Capital and largest city	Addis Ababa 9°1′N 38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E / 9.017; 38.750
Official languages	Amharic
Recognised regional languages	Other languages official among Ethiopia's various ethnicities and their respective regions
Religion	62.8% Christians 33.9% Muslims 2.6% Traditional faiths 0.6% others
Demonym	Ethiopian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Mulatu Teshome
• Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn
Legislature	Federal Parliamentary Assembly
• Upper house	House of Federation
• Lower house	House of Peoples' Representatives
Formation
• Dʿmt	c. 980 BC
• Kingdom of Aksum	c. 100 AD
• Ethiopian Empire	1137
• Current constitution	August 1995
Area
• Total	1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi) (27th)
• Water (%)	0.7
Population
• 2015 estimate	99,465,819 (13th)
• 2007 census	73,750,932
• Density	82.58/km2 (213.9/sq mi) (123rd)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$184.913 billion
• Per capita	$1,995
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$74.084 billion
• Per capita	$799
Gini (2011)	33.6 medium
HDI (2014)	0.442 low · 174th
Currency	Birr (ETB)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+251
ISO 3166 code	ET
Internet TLD	.et

Coordinates: 8°N 38°E / 8°N 38°E / 8; 38

Ethiopia (/ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/; Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ^?, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā,  listen ), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk  listen ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With nearly 100 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria. It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres (420,000 sq mi), and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa.