Ethiopia - Tourism and Travel

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in East Africa.

It is a landlocked country, with an area of 437,794 square miles (1,133,880 square kilometers).

The Ethiopian Highlands consist of a series of wide, high, round plateaus with fertile soil. They were formed by lava flows on uplifted regions on both sides of the Great Rift Valley's eastern branch.

The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

82,825,000 people live in Ethiopia.

Most of them live in the central northern part of the country.

32% of the people are Oromo, 30% are Amhara, 6% are Tigrean, 6% are Somali and 4% are Guragie.

Amharic is the official language. Arabic, English, Tigrinya, Somali, Tigrinya, and Galla are also spoken.

40% of the people are Christian Orthodox, 40% are Muslim and 15% practice traditional beliefs.

One of the earliest Christian civilizations was in Ethiopia.

Most of the Ethiopian workforce is involved in subsistence farming.

Ethiopia has some light industry.

Coffee is the main export.

Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries on Earth.

It suffers from drought, which has resulted in famine.

There is a weak infrastructure. The infrastructure has suffered from the ravages of civil war as well as war with Eritrea.

Ethiopia has a parliamentary system of government.

The birr, which equals 100 cents, is the official currency.