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Motto: none |
Anthem:
Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya
"March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia" |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Addis Ababa
9°01′N 38°44′E |
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Official languages |
Amharic |
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Government |
Federal republic1 |
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President |
Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
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Prime Minister |
Meles Zenawi |
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Establishment |
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| - Traditional date |
c.980 BC |
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Kingdom of Dʿmt |
8th century BC |
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Kingdom of Aksum |
1st century BC |
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Area |
| - Total |
1,104,300 km² (27th)
426,371 sq mi |
| - Water (%) |
0.7 |
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Population |
| - 2006 estimate |
75,067,000 (15th2) |
| - 1994 census |
53,477,265 |
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Density |
70/km² (123rd)
181/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| - Total |
$69.099 billion (69th) |
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Per capita |
$823 (175fth) |
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HDI (2004) |
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0.371 (low) (170th) |
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Currency |
Birr (ETB) |
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Time zone |
EAT (UTC+3) |
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- Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+3) |
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Internet TLD |
.et |
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Calling code |
+251 |
1 Ethiopia is a democracy,
but has a
dominant-party system led by the
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
2 Rank based on 2005 population estimate by the
United Nations. |
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