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Official name:
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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    General Information
    Region    Eastern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   114 964
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   115
    Capital city    Addis Ababa
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   4 592.0b
    UN membership date    13-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   1 104 300a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   100.1
    National currency    Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   31.8b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)26 31163 07980 292c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)12.610.46.8c
    GDP per capita (current US$)300.2625.6735.1c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)45.338.832.8c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)10.417.528.7c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)21.319.318.8c
    Employment in agricultured (% of employed)7469.165.6
    Employment in industryd (% of employed)89.110.4
    Employment in servicesd (% employed)1821.824
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)2.32.22.1
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)73.8 / 88.973.3 / 87.073.6 / 85.8
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexd (2010=100)100211249a
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)138170164e
    International trade: exports (million current US$)2 3302 024938d,b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)8 60217 6869 675d,b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 6 272- 15 662- 8 737d,b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-635- 7 567- 4 611c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratef (average annual %)2.82.82.6
    Urban population (% of total population)17.319.421.2b
    Urban population growth ratef (average annual %)4.64.9...
    Fertility rate, totalf (live births per woman)5.44.84.3
    Life expectancy at birthf (females/males, years)60.6 / 57.665.5 / 61.967.9 / 64.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)44.9 / 5.142.2 / 5.239.9 / 5.3
    International migrant stockg (000/% of total pop.)568.7 / 0.61 161.6 / 1.21 253.1 / 1.1b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)155.4h705.75 444.5b
    Infant mortality ratef (per 1 000 live births)59.845.837
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.53.93.5a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)~0.0i...0.1c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.54.7...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)88.0 / 95.296.1 / 105.8... / ...
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)31.6 / 38.034.2 / 35.6... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)4.5 / 10.55.3 / 10.9j... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)...8.8k...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)21.927.838.8l
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)0.8d13.918.6d,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.2m0.6n0.3m,a
    Threatened species (number)120145180
    Forested aread (% of land area)12.312.512.5a
    CO2 emission estimateso (million tons/tons per capita)5.9 / 0.110.1 / 0.113.1 / 0.1a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)1 2121 3301 371a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)151515a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersp,q (000)468864849c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)18.118.118.1b
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)37.0 / 1.738.0 / 3.638.4 / 4.6a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)... / 2.8... / 3.5... / 3.8a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)11.585.045.9c
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