Ethiopia - The World Factbook (original) (raw)
Page last updated: January 16, 2025
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Introduction
Background
Geography
Location
Geographic coordinates
Map references
Area
comparison ranking: total 28
Area - comparative
Area comparison map
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Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Climate
Terrain
Elevation
Natural resources
Land use
Irrigated land
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Population distribution
Natural hazards
Geography - note
People and Society
Population
comparison rankings: female 12; male 13; total 12
Nationality
Ethnic groups
Languages
Religions
Demographic profile
Age structure
2023 population pyramid
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Dependency ratios
Median age
comparison ranking: total 203
Population growth rate
comparison ranking: 26
Birth rate
comparison ranking: 27
Death rate
comparison ranking: 164
Net migration rate
comparison ranking: 96
Population distribution
Urbanization
total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030File Icon
Major urban areas - population
Sex ratio
Mother's mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
comparison ranking: 32
Infant mortality rate
comparison ranking: total 40
Life expectancy at birth
comparison ranking: total population 196
Total fertility rate
comparison ranking: 27
Gross reproduction rate
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physician density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
comparison ranking: 185
Alcohol consumption per capita
comparison ranking: total 149
Tobacco use
comparison ranking: total 161
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
comparison ranking: 12
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
Child marriage
Education expenditures
comparison ranking: 101
Literacy
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Environment
Environment - current issues
Environment - international agreements
Climate
Land use
Urbanization
total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030File Icon
Food insecurity
Revenue from forest resources
comparison ranking: 11
Revenue from coal
comparison ranking: 118
Air pollutants
Waste and recycling
Major lakes (area sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Major aquifers
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Government
Country name
Government type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Independence
National holiday
Legal system
Constitution
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Legislative branch - lower chamber
Legislative branch - upper chamber
Judicial branch
Political parties
International organization participation
Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
National symbol(s)
National anthem
National heritage
Economy
Economic overview
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
comparison ranking: 57
Real GDP growth rate
comparison ranking: 23
Real GDP per capita
comparison ranking: 199
GDP (official exchange rate)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
comparison ranking: 206
Credit ratings
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
comparison rankings: services 203; industry 100; agriculture 5
GDP - composition, by end use
Agricultural products
Industries
Industrial production growth rate
comparison ranking: 31
Labor force
comparison ranking: 11
Unemployment rate
comparison ranking: 60
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
comparison ranking: total 172
Population below poverty line
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
comparison ranking: 78
Average household expenditures
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Remittances
Budget
Public debt
comparison ranking: 166
Taxes and other revenues
comparison ranking: 203
Current account balance
comparison ranking: 184
Exports
comparison ranking: 113
Exports - partners
Exports - commodities
Imports
comparison ranking: 92
Imports - partners
Imports - commodities
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
comparison ranking: 115
Debt - external
comparison ranking: 30
Exchange rates
Energy
Electricity access
Electricity
comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 142; exports 59; consumption 101; installed generating capacity 83
Electricity generation sources
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
comparison ranking: total emissions 92
Energy consumption per capita
comparison ranking: 183
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 75
Telephones - mobile cellular
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 25
Telecommunication systems
Broadcast media
Internet country code
Internet users
comparison ranking: total 44
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
comparison ranking: total 118
Transportation
National air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports
comparison ranking: 79
Heliports
Railways
comparison ranking: total 104
Roadways
comparison ranking: total 30
Merchant marine
comparison ranking: total 156
Military and Security
Military and security forces
Military expenditures
comparison ranking: 128
Military and security service personnel strengths
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Military service age and obligation
Military deployments
Military - note
Space
Space agency/agencies
Space program overview
Terrorism
Terrorist group(s)
Transnational Issues
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
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