Ethiopia Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Ethiopia with its capital Addis Ababa is located in Africa (Eastern Africa, west of Somalia). It covers some 1,127,128 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of Texas) with 78,254,000 citizens. Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali and Somali are the languages used by people in Ethiopia (consider regional differences). Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti are bordering countries.

Ethiopia is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It is the 2nd-most populous nation in Africa (after Nigeria), bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan and South Sudan to the west. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and the second-oldest official Christian nation in the world after Armenia. The predominant climate type is tropical monsoon, with wide topographic-induced variation. As a highland country, Ethiopia has a climate which is generally considerably cooler than other regions at similar proximity to the Equator.

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About Ethiopia

The topography features high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley. The average density of population is about 69 per km². The climate in Ethiopia can be described as tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation. Potential natural disasters are geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or frequent droughts.

To reach someone in Ethiopia dial +251 prior to a number. There are 915,100 installed telephones. And there are 4,052,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".et". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 12 regions/states in Ethiopia we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Ethiopian population grew at a rate of 3.2% (or by 2,819,072 citizens). With 993,672 deaths and 3,814,505 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 3.21%. -1,760 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Ethiopia: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.