Ethiopia

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Ethiopia#

Ethiopia flag

The area that is modern-day Ethiopia is rich in cultural and religious diversity with more than 80 ethnic groups.

Government type: federal parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President TAYE Atske Selassie (since 7 October 2024).

Facts#

Capital

Addis Ababa

Region

Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Area

total : 1,104,300 sq km; land: 1,096,570 sq km; water: 7,730 sq km

Population

121,372,632 (2025 est.)

Languages

Oromo (official regional working language) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official regional working language) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official regional working language) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official regional working language) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (2007 est.)

Currency

birr (ETB)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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