Demographics

Ethiopia Population in 2020 114, 963?583 No. of Refugees 800, 464

Population Growth in 2.54% annual Median Age 19.5 years
2020

Urban population 21.67% Fertility Rate (total births 4.1

percentage per woman) 2019

Population projection 205,410,675 Life Expectancy 66.59 years

International migration 1.08 Literacy rate 44.42% female
stock(% of the 55.29% male
population

Unemployment rate 2.79% of the Human Development 0.48

labour force Index

Youth unemployment in 15.13% GINI Index (World Bank 35

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Republic of Ethiopia is a landlocked country 2013 Estimate)
in the Horn of Africa, bordering Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somali, Eritrea
and Djibouti. The country is endowed with vast highlands, dissected plateaus Food Insecurity (% of 16.14% Gender Inequality Index 0.485, 173 in the world
population) World happiness report
that are separated by the Great Rift Valley. Although considered a low- HIV/AIDS prevalence 0.12 ranking
income country recent reforms in the economy have put the country forward (Per 1000 uninfected
population)
in terms of economic growth averaging 6-9% in the late 200s.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital city: Addis Ababa
Population: 114,963,583(2020)
Total land area: 1.104m km²
Former Colonial power: None, but partial Italian Politics
occupation
Official language: Amharic Type of State Ethno-Federal Constitutional Military Expenditures 15.86bn, 0.48% of GDP
Republic
Religion: 67% Christianity, Islam 31.3%, 1.7 others.
Ethnic groups: 34% Oromo, 27% Amhara, 6% Type of Government Parliamentary system, Internet Freedom Ranking 29/100, not free
Somali, 6% Tigrayans, 27% others. Bicameral parliament

Current President Sahle-Work Zwede Global Peace Index Rank 139

Main political events: Revolution in 1994, followed by cyclical
counter revolutions, then institution of an Ethno-Federal stare in 2018 Next Election Dates 2024 Corruption perception 38
Index
Internal violence /safety: occasional commune-ethnic violence
Conflicts with neighbours: Ethiopia & Eritrean border crisis/war Main Political Parties PP, NMA, ECSJ, GPDP, TPLF Political Stability Index -1.34 in 2018
settled in 2018.
UN Peace keeping operations: Second largest contributor of Legal System Independent Judiciary International Organization Fully integrated
participation.
UN peacekeeping operations in countries such as South Sudan.
Economy
Trade partners & evolution:
National Currency Ethiopian
Birr
GDP ($bn) 107.6 General Govt. Gross
Debt (%of GDP)
55.26 Exporter: China, United States, India, Kuwait
&Turkey
Exchange rate 46.93/$ GDP per capita 936.34 Annual inflation rate 18.24%
($bn) Market: China, Saudia Arabia, United States, Israel
Income Group Developing GDP per capita 6.1% Foreign trade (%of 24.02 Trade by sector:
growth GDP) Exports: Mainly Agricultural products
Share of GDP 0.22% of S&P rating B- FDI Inward flow ($bn) 2.516 Imports: Petroleum products, Mechanical &Medicinal
world GDP
goods.
Share of informal 47% of the Remittances 0.47% of GDP % of Debt from 29.68 of GNI
economy total labour external agents
force

The Energy
sector
Income from natural 4.38% in 2019 % of the population with 48.27%
resource access to electricity.

Oil & Gas production 428,000 barrels a day Main sources of energy. Biofuel & Waste, Hydro-
power and Oil.

CO2 Emissions 0.149 metric tones per .

capita

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