Country Profile

Formal Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Local Name: Ethiopia
Government: Federal Parliamentary republic1
Structure: 9 countries, 68 zones and 2 chartered cities, 550 woredas & several special woredas
Formation: 980 BC (traditional date)
Flag: Flag of Ethiopia
Anthem: Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp’ya (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
Languages: Amharic
Population: 85 million
Area: 1,104,300 km2 (27th)
Currency: Birr (ETB)
Capital: Addis Ababa (3.4 million)
Codes: .et (internet), +251 (phone)