About Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan and South Sudan to the west. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa, after Nigeria, with a population of over 110 million people. The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic, but there are over 80 other languages spoken in the country.

Country name: Conventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Land area: 432,310 sq (should be sq mile), 1,112,000 square kilometres
Population (2023 est.): 126.5 million as of July 2023
Transportation: Public Buses, Ride Hailing, Taxies, Convenient Trains.
Government type: federal republic

Capital: Addis Ababa

Administrative divisions: The regions are further subdivided into zones, woredas (districts), and kebeles (neighborhood associations). The woredas are the basic administrative units, and they are responsible for providing services to the people. The kebeles are the smallest administrative units, and they are responsible for providing basic services to the people in their area.

Independence: oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world – at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.)

Constitution: ratified 8 December 1994, effective 22 August 1995

Legal system: civil law system

Executive branch: President Sahle-Work Zewde. Since October 25, 2018
Head of government: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He was elected on April 2, 2018

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. 1895) were so often adopted by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors

GDP: The GDP of Ethiopia is estimated to be $113.1 billion in 2023. This makes Ethiopia the 12th largest economy in Africa. The GDP growth rate is projected to be 5.3% in 2023.
Labor force: The labor force of Ethiopia is estimated to be 60.03 million people in 2023. This makes Ethiopia the 10th largest labor force in Africa. The labor force participation rate is 69.83%.

Agriculture – products: cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, khat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish

Industries: food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement

Currency (code): Birr ( ETB )

Exchange rates: Birr (ETB) per US dollar – 56 (2023 est.)

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