Ethiopia
Position: Eastern Africa
Position: Eastern Africa
| International name: | Ethiopia |
| Local name: | Ityop'iya |
| AREA ................................................ | 1.127.127 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 67.851.281 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 60,2 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Addis Abeba |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Birr (ETB) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 756 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,282 (166th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Denakil Depression -125 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Ras Dejen 4620 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Federal Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .et |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +251 |
Eastern Africa country
| Addis Abeba | 03/05/2024 | 15:56 | ( GMT+3 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook