Ethiopia
- Official Name:
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
- Area:
- 1.127.127 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 76.511.887 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Addis Ababa
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Ethiopia is landlocked and uses the port of Djibouti
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: ND
- Exclusive economic zone: ND
- Continental shelf: ND
- Political divisions:
- 9 ethnically-based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples)
- Language(s):
- Amarigna 32,7%, Oromigna 31,6%, Tigrigna 6,1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3,5%, Sidamigna 3,5%, Hadiyigna 1,7%, other 14,8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
- National holiday:
- National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)
- Nationality:
- Ethiopian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .et
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Birr (ETB) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 13.320.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 10,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 46,7%
- Industry: 12,9%
- Services: 40,4%
- Labor force:
- 27.270.000 (1999 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1985):
-
- Agriculture 80%
- Industry: 8%
- Services 12%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 13% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 20% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD2.679.000.000
- Expenditures: USD3.388.000.000
- Public debt:
- 80,3% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -3.384.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 1.085.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseedst
- Exports - Partners:
- Germany 15,5%, China 10,5%, Japan 8,5%, Saudi Arabia 6,9%, Djibouti 6,8%, Switzerland 6,4%, Italy 5,9%, US 5,5%, Netherlands 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 4.105.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles
- Imports - partners:
- Saudi Arabia 14,7%, China 12,6%, US 12,4%, India 6,7%, Italy 4,6% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 1.108.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 6.038.000.000 (2006)
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