Ethiopia

Area: 1 127 127 km²

Population: 76 511 887 (2007)

Population density: 67.9 pers./km²

Capital: Adiss Ababa

Government type: Federal Parliamentary republic

Official language: Amharic

Ethnic groups: Oromo 34.5%, Amhara 26.91%, Somali 6.2%, Tigray 6.07%, Sidama 4%, Gurage 2.5%, Welayta 2.3%, other 17.52%

Religion: Christian 60.8%, Muslim 32.8%, indigenous beliefs 4.6%, other 1.8%

Currency: Ethiopian birr (ETB)

Time zone: UTC+3

Administrative divisions: Ethiopia is divided into 9 regions, and 2 cities, regions are subdivided into 68 zones, which are further subdivided into 550 districts

Highest point: Ras Dashen 4 620 m

Longest river: Shebelle River 1 000 km

Largest lake: Lake Tana 2 156 km²

Largest cities: Adiss Ababa, Dire Dawa, Nazret, Gondar, Mek ′ele

Calling code: +251

Internet TLD: .et