Ethiopia

Geography

Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the east of Africa. The land has a total area of 1,104,300 km² (426,372 mi²). This land area is approximately 159% of the area of Texas. Ethiopia is thus one of the largest countries in Africa and the 27th biggest in the world. A considerable share of the inhabitants (78%) belongs to the rural population.

Ethiopia lies at an average elevation of 1330 m above sea level and is therefore one of the highest countries in the world. The highest mountain peak (Ras Daschän) is at 4,533 meters. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the six neighboring countries Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The distance between New York City and the Capital Addis Ababa is about 11,220 km (6,972 mi).

The climate in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lower. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 25 and 30 degrees. In some parts of the country, the temperature rises to 35 °C. In the colder months, and depending in the region, the temperature drops to 10 °C in a month's average.

• Detailed climate data for Ethiopia and 5 individual regions
• Earthquakes

Languages

Mother tongue	Distribution
Oromo	33.8 %
Amharic	29.3 %
Tigrinya	5.9 %
Somali	4.1 %
Sidamo	4.0 %
Wolaytta	2.2 %
Gurage	2.0 %
Hadiyya	1.7 %
Afar	1.7 %
Gambo	1.5 %
Gedeo	1.3 %
Opuuo	1.2 %
Kafa	1.1 %
other	10.2 %

Religions

Religion	Distribution
Copts	36.0%
other Orthodoxes	7.5%
Catholics	0.7%
Protestants	18.5%
Muslims	33.9%
other	3.4%

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Economy

GDP:	111.27 bn $
Exportations:	7,714.6 M $
Importations:	17,169.7 M $
› Tourism receipts:	2.28 bn $
› Unemployment rate:	4.0 %
› Inflation rate:	26.84 %
› Corruption index:	38 (bad)
› Energy consumption:	9.8 bn kWh

Due to its political and financial situation, Ethiopia is considered one of the least developed countries in the world and is also one of the heavily indebted poor countries.

In terms of revenues, it still ranks 168th in the world and, with an average annual income of 940 USD is one of the low-income countries.

Ethiopia is considered one of the most dangerous countries worldwide.

Land use

0% Urban areas:	5,167 km²
36% Agricultural areas:	400,419 km²
15% Forest:	166,860 km²
9% Water areas:	104,300 km²
48% Others:	531,854 km²

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Transport

Roadways:	120,171 km
Railways:	659 km
Commercial harbors:	11
› Airports:	13