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Capital:
Addis Ababa
Government:
Federal Presidential Republic
Current Head of Government:
Sahle-Work Zewde
Economy:
- Agriculture accounts for 41% of GDP and 85% of total employment.
- Coffee is a major export crop.
Population:
110,871,031 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
1.13 million sq km (437,794 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Oromo 34.4%
- Amara 27.0%
- Somalie 6.2%
- Tigraway 6.1%
- Sidama 4.0%
- Guragie 2.5%
- Welaita 2.3%
- Hadiya 1.7%
- Affar 1.7%
- Gamo 1.5%
- Gedeo 1.3%
- Other 11.3% (2007 Census)
Religions:
- Orthodox: 43.5%
- Islam: 33.9%
- Protestantism: 18.6%
- Traditional: 2.6%
- Catholicism: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
Languages(s):
- Amariga (Amharic) (official): 29.3%
- Oromigna (official regional): 33.8%
- Tigrigna (official regional): 5.9%
- Somaligna: 6.2%
- Guaragigna: 2.0%
- Sidamigna: 4.0%
- Hadiyigna: 1.7%
- Affar: 1.7%
- Gamo: 1.5%
- Gedeo: 1.3%
- Other: 12.6%