Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊሪፐብሊክ
yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk |
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| Capital and largest city |
Addis Ababa 9°1′N 38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E |
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| Official languages | None | ||||
| Working language | Amharic | ||||
| Regional languages | Oromo, Amharic, Somali, Tigrinya | ||||
| Religion | 62.8% Christianity 33.9% Islam 2.6% traditional faiths 0.6% others |
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| Demonym | Ethiopian | ||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||
| Mulatu Teshome | |||||
| Hailemariam Desalegn | |||||
| Legislature | Federal Parliamentary Assembly | ||||
| House of Federation | |||||
| House of Peoples' Representatives | |||||
| Formation | |||||
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• Dʿmt
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c. 980 BC | ||||
| c. 100 AD | |||||
| 1137 | |||||
| August 1995 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi) (27th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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0.7 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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99,465,819 (13th) | ||||
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• 2007 census
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73,750,932 | ||||
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• Density
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82.58/km2 (213.9/sq mi) (123rd) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$184.913 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$1,995 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$74.084 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$799 | ||||
| Gini (2011) |
 33.6medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.442low · 174th |
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| 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
Ethiopia (/ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/; Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ?, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā, 
listen ), officially 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.
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