Ethiopia
country in the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ethiopia has one of the longest known histories as a country in Africa. Ethiopia was one of the few countries in Africa that escaped the Scramble for Africa. It avoided being colonized until 1935, when it was invaded by the Italians under Benito Mussolini, who took over the country for a brief time. Ethiopia used to be called Abyssinia. The word "Ethiopia" is from the Greek word Αἰθιοπία (IPA: /ˌaitʰioˈpia/) meaning sun light burned face. It is the most populous landlocked country in the world. It lost its Red Sea ports when Eritrea gained independence in 1993.
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Name in national languages
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Anthem: ወደፊት ገስግሺ፣ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ (English: "March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia") | |||||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Addis Ababa 9°1′N 38°45′E | ||||||||||||
Official languages | Afar Amharic Oromo Somali Tigrinya English[1] | ||||||||||||
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Ethnic groups (2016[3]) | |||||||||||||
Religion | 62.8% Christianity —43.5% Ethiopian Orthodoxy —18.6% Pentay (Protestantism) —0.7% Catholicism 33.9% Islam 2.6% Traditional faiths 0.7% Others / None[4] | ||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||
Government | Ethnofederalist[5] parliamentary constitutional republic | ||||||||||||
Sahle-Work Zewde | |||||||||||||
Abiy Ahmed | |||||||||||||
Demeke Mekonnen | |||||||||||||
• Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives | Tagesse Chafo | ||||||||||||
• Supreme Court Chief | Meaza Ashenafi | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Federal Parliamentary Assembly | ||||||||||||
House of Federation | |||||||||||||
House of Peoples' Representatives | |||||||||||||
Formation of Ethiopia Predecessor States
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• Dʿmt | c. 980 BCE | ||||||||||||
c. 100 CE | |||||||||||||
• Zagwe Dynasty | 900 | ||||||||||||
1137 | |||||||||||||
1936 | |||||||||||||
• Sovereignty restored | 1941 | ||||||||||||
1974 | |||||||||||||
• People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | 1987 | ||||||||||||
• Secession of Eritrea | 1993 | ||||||||||||
• Current constitution | August 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,104,300[6] km2 (426,400 sq mi) (28th) | ||||||||||||
• Water (%) | 0.7 | ||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• 2021 estimate | 120,283,026[7][8] (13th) | ||||||||||||
• 2007 census | 73,750,932[9] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 92.7/km2 (240.1/sq mi) (123rd) | ||||||||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate | ||||||||||||
• Total | $272 billion[10] (58th) | ||||||||||||
• Per capita | $2,772[10] | ||||||||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate | ||||||||||||
• Total | $96 billion[10] (61st) | ||||||||||||
• Per capita | $974[10] | ||||||||||||
Gini (2011) | 33.6[11] medium | ||||||||||||
HDI (2019) | 0.485[12] low · 173rd | ||||||||||||
Currency | Birr (ETB) | ||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) | ||||||||||||
Driving side | right | ||||||||||||
Calling code | +251 | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | ET | ||||||||||||
Internet TLD | .et |
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