Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia), ET

Ethiopia: Country in East Africa

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Quick Facts about Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Population :	104,957,438
Country :	Ethiopia
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Plate code :	ETH
Area :	1104300 km²
Official name :	la République démocratique fédérale d’Éthiopie
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(48.00083399 8.00122459)
Northernmost point :	Point(37.9 14.88)
Patron saint :	Saint George
Legislative body :	Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Official language :	Amharic
Capital :	Addis Ababa
Establishment :	May 05, 1941 (84 years ago)
Time Zone :	East Africa Time, UTC+03:00
Local time :	00:15:28 (17th July 2025)

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Geography

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located at 9°0'0"N 39°30'0"E (9.0000000, 39.5000000). It has 6 neighbors: Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan.

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The largest city of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa with a population of 3,041,002. Other cities include, Gaza population 515,556, Bahir Dar population 168,899, Gondar population 153,914 and Hawassa population 133,097. See all Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia cities & populated places.

Meles Zenawi , 20 August, 2012 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
Abiy Ahmed , 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z
Hailemariam Desalegn , 2 April, 2018 2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has 6 neighbours.

Somalia Independent country in Africa
Republic of Kenya Independent country in East Africa
Republic of Djibouti sovereign state in Africa
State of Eritrea Independent country in Africa
Republic of the Sudan Independent country in Northeast Africa
South Sudan Independent country in Africa

Dire Dawa
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Afar Region
Tigray Region
Somali Region
Gambela Region
Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Oromia Region
Amhara Region
Harari Region
Addis Ababa

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	22,151,218	-	census
1961	22,671,134	2.29%	census
1962	23,221,344	2.37%	census
1963	23,798,397	2.42%	census
1964	24,396,981	2.45%	census
1965	25,013,551	2.46%	census
1966	25,641,137	2.45%	census
1967	26,280,676	2.43%	census
1968	26,945,326	2.47%	census
1969	27,653,511	2.56%	census
1970	28,414,999	2.68%	census
1971	29,246,389	2.84%	census
1972	30,135,531	2.95%	census
1973	31,029,594	2.88%	census
1974	31,856,458	2.6%	census
1975	32,569,908	2.19%	census
1976	33,145,955	1.74%	census
1977	33,615,472	1.4%	census
1978	34,054,601	1.29%	census
1979	34,570,544	1.49%	census
1980	35,241,209	1.9%	census
1981	36,094,424	2.36%	census
1982	37,110,033	2.74%	census
1983	38,259,330	3%	census
1984	39,493,610	3.13%	census
1985	40,777,189	3.15%	census
1986	42,100,969	3.14%	census
1987	43,477,401	3.17%	census
1988	44,916,621	3.2%	census
1989	46,435,325	3.27%	census
1990	48,042,755	3.35%	census
1991	49,743,883	3.42%	census
1992	51,525,658	3.46%	census
1993	53,357,867	3.43%	census
1994	55,199,953	3.34%	census
1995	57,023,519	3.2%	census
1996	58,815,116	3.05%	census
1997	60,584,273	2.92%	census
1998	62,353,942	2.84%	census
1999	64,158,887	2.81%	census
2000	66,024,199	2.83%	census
2001	67,956,866	2.84%	census
2002	69,948,344	2.85%	census
2003	71,989,666	2.84%	census
2004	74,066,147	2.8%	census
2005	76,167,240	2.76%	census
2006	78,290,649	2.71%	census
2007	73,750,932	-6.16%	census
2008	82,621,190	10.74%	census
2009	84,838,032	2.61%	census
2010	87,095,281	2.59%	census
2011	89,393,063	2.57%	census
2012	91,728,849	2.55%	census
2013	94,100,756	2.52%	census
2014	96,958,732	2.95%	census
2015	100,835,458	3.84%	(Worldbank)
2016	103,603,501	2.67%	(Worldbank)
2017	104,957,438	1.29%	census
2018	109,224,559	3.91%	(Worldbank)
2019	112,078,730	2.55%	(Worldbank)

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